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Date:      Tue, 22 Jan 2002 16:59:32 -0500
From:      mh <mheyes@concentric.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: can't build Evolution: Solution?
Message-ID:  <3C4DE0C4.2DDC6D52@concentric.net>
References:  <OF531884A1.65E7B322-ON05256B45.004B8233@lincolnfp.com>

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>Ray Kohler wrote:
> > I did not receive a reply from the port maintainer, but I was
> > able to "solve" the problem of the missing libfreetype.so.6. I
> > deinstalled all the XFree86-*-4* sub-packages and reinstalled the
> > mega-port in /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4. This provided
> > libfreetype.so.6. I copied this file as libfreetype.so.6.save and
> > then deinstalled the mega-port, reinstalled the sub-ports, and
> > copied the libfreetype file to its original location. Then I
> > deinstalled evolution and reinstalled it, and it built and
> > installed without problem.
> 
> Well, libfreetype is part of the print/freetype2 port, but it's at
> so.7 now. It looks like part of your ports tree is stale and
> possibly goofed up anyway. I'd try deleting it and getting a new
> one if you can (my apologies if you already tried that).
> 
> --
> Ray Kohler
> "Have you lived here all your life?"
> "Oh, twice that long."


If anything is stale and goofed-up, it would be me. I use CVSup to keep
ports current nightly. I decided to try again (sitting in front of the
box, not at work):

1. removed /usr/X11R6/lib/libfreetype.so.6 (in keeping with problem
report ports/30813)
2. checked and print/freetype2 port is installed, and libfreetype.so.7 
was installed in /usr/local/lib
3. deinstalled / reinstalled evolution
4. tried running evolution. failed with "/usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1:
shared object "libfreetype.so.6" not found
5. made link from /usr/X11R6/lib/libfreetype.so.6 to
/usr/local/lib/freetype.so.7
6. deinstalled / reinstalled evolution. probably not necessary.
7. ran evolution, works fine.

So, it works, with the link. Until libfreetype.so.8 get installed. Now,
is this a problem with the evolution port? 

I really want to and am trying to learn here, so don't give up on me.
Obviously I don't program but I'd like to help out where I can. Thanks
for any suggestions.

mike
-- 
If they give you ruled paper,
write the other way.
-- Juan Ramon Jimenez

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