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From: "Dave [Hawk-Systems]" <dave@hawk-systems.com>
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>Installed XFree86 using ports method:
>
># cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4
># make install clean
>
>
>now trying to run 'XFree86-configure' so i can configure it - but i
>can not locate the program anywhere!

locate XFree86-configure
or
which XFree86-configure

might be a good place to start

>On a larger scale can i am tired of constantly changing dirs to run
>apps. can i adjust an environment variable to run programs from any
>dir i am in, instead searching through everything. I installed a lot
>of port software but can't seem to be able to run or find any of it.

thats usually what /usr/local/bin and sbin are for (at least in my usage) since
they are in your path, simply symlink your port after installing it into that
directory.

Dave