Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 07:36:26 -0700 From: Patrick Powell <papowell@astart.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mail/mailman port installation failing Message-ID: <5388976A.302@astart.com> In-Reply-To: <20140529041628.GE12961@rwpc15.gfn.riverwillow.net.au> References: <20140528063641.GF9361@rwpc15.gfn.riverwillow.net.au> <20140529041628.GE12961@rwpc15.gfn.riverwillow.net.au>
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On 05/28/14 21:16, John Marshall wrote: > On Wed, 28 May 2014, 16:36 +1000, John Marshall wrote: >> I'm having no joy trying to install mailman on a new system. Builds >> fine but won't install. Any tips appreciated. >> ===> Registering installation for mailman-2.1.18.1_1 >> pkg-static: lstat(/kits/ports/mail/mailman/work/stage/usr/local/mailman/data/sitelist.cfg): No such file or directory >> pkg-static: lstat(/kits/ports/mail/mailman/work/stage/usr/local/mailman/spam/): No such file or directory >> pkg-static: lstat(/kits/ports/mail/mailman/work/stage/usr/local/mailman/qfiles/): No such file or directory >> pkg-static: lstat(/kits/ports/mail/mailman/work/stage/usr/local/mailman/logs/): No such file or directory >> pkg-static: lstat(/kits/ports/mail/mailman/work/stage/usr/local/mailman/locks/): No such file or directory >> pkg-static: lstat(/kits/ports/mail/mailman/work/stage/usr/local/mailman/lists/): No such file or directory >> pkg-static: lstat(/kits/ports/mail/mailman/work/stage/usr/local/mailman/data/): No such file or directory >> pkg-static: lstat(/kits/ports/mail/mailman/work/stage/usr/local/mailman/archives/public/): No such file or directory >> pkg-static: lstat(/kits/ports/mail/mailman/work/stage/usr/local/mailman/archives/private/): No such file or directory >> pkg-static: lstat(/kits/ports/mail/mailman/work/stage/usr/local/mailman/archives/): No such file or directory >> *** [fake-pkg] Error code 74 > After helpful off-list mail from mandree@ which pointed at this being a > local problem, I eventually found the following line in > /usr/local/etc/ports.conf. > > mail/mailman: CONFIGURE_ARGS=--with-var-prefix=/data/mailman > > One of those tweaks one implements to accommodate a local customization, > and doesn't even remember it's there 6 or 7 years later. > > It would appear that this kind of thing doesn't play nicely with the new > staging environment. After removing that line from ports.conf and > rebuilding the port, it installed happily. Obviously I then had to > reshuffle my data directories manually. > I must be suffering from advanced memory loss--- when did /usr/local/etc/ports.conf creep into this? Is there a link to documentation on this?
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