From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 13 15:31:44 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92A4F37B401 for ; Wed, 13 Aug 2003 15:31:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cmailm2.svr.pol.co.uk (cmailm2.svr.pol.co.uk [195.92.193.210]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 996DA43FAF for ; Wed, 13 Aug 2003 15:31:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from markie@notwentytwo.freeserve.co.uk) Received: from modem-3429.cheetah.dialup.pol.co.uk ([217.134.109.101] helo=ape) by cmailm2.svr.pol.co.uk with smtp (Exim 4.14) id 19n498-0006KE-VY; Wed, 13 Aug 2003 23:31:14 +0100 Message-ID: <001301c361ea$c3bbeb60$e400a8c0@ape> From: "Markie" To: "Dave [Hawk-Systems]" , "ccatanzaro" , References: Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 23:32:01 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Subject: Re: quickquestion X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 22:31:44 -0000 It is 'X -configure' :o) but 'XFree86 -configure' (note the space) should work too, probably. Calm down, go through things at a slower pace :o) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave [Hawk-Systems]" To: "ccatanzaro" ; Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 10:59 PM Subject: RE: quickquestion > >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 > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >