Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 09:28:54 -0500 (EST) From: "Chris D. Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org> To: Kenneth W Cochran <kwc@world.std.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Trouble installing xpdf port in 3.4-stable Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10002290925380.31568-100000@pawn.primelocation.net> In-Reply-To: <200002291419.JAA24813@world.std.com>
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On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, Kenneth W Cochran wrote: > Hi all... > > This may be more of a -ports issue, but I'm not "there" right now... > > I'm running 3.4-stable as of 2000/02/28, originally installed > from CDs as 3.4-release. I also keep the /etc things merged-in... > > How can I get xpdf? > > Even though it shows up in the ports tree, the description says > it is in both "graphics" & "print" but it is only listed in > "graphics." > > Xpdf is not on *any* of the CDs. I could've sworn it was on > previous CDs; how did it get left out? I'd think xpdf would be > a "biggie..." > Looking at ports/graphics/xpdf/Makefile, you will find: .if !defined(PACKAGE_BUILDING) RESTRICTED= "Contains cryptography" .endif which means that an xpdf package will not be built since it contains cryptographic code (presumably to decrypt encrypted .pdf's). > Ok, so the make in /usr/ports/graphics/xpdf goes & tries to ftp things... > and... > Configure stops on checking for external symbols requiring > underscore prefix; no error message... it just stops... I had > do control-c to get out... And I still have no xpdf... > > No readmes... no howtos... no errata... > > So... What's up here? Btw, xpdf is not the only one that > (mis)behaves like this; there have been a couple of others, but > I can't remember them right now... > It's difficult to debug without any real error messages. Feel free to send errors/logs/etc to the MAINTAINER (found in the port's Makefile) and/or ports@FreeBSD.org ----- Chris D. Faulhaber - jedgar@fxp.org - jedgar@FreeBSD.org -------------------------------------------------------- FreeBSD: The Power To Serve - http://www.FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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