Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 01:10:33 -0400 From: Alan E <alane@geeksrus.net> To: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> Cc: FreeBSD Ports List <ports@FreeBSD.ORG>, KDE FreeBSD List <kde-freebsd@lists.csociety.org> Subject: Re: troubles with the FAM port Message-ID: <20020725051033.GA343@wwweasel.geeksrus.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10207242050440.40428-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> References: <20020718182425.GA41703@wwweasel.geeksrus.net> <Pine.BSF.4.10.10207242050440.40428-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu>
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On Wed, Jul 24, 2002 at 08:54:34PM -0700, Annelise Anderson wrote: >On Thu, 18 Jul 2002, Alan E wrote: > >> ==8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<== >> ************************************************************************ >> >> 1. In order to run this port, please add the following line to /etc/rpc if >> it is not already there: >> >> ==8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<== >> sgi_fam 391002 >> ==8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<== >> >> 2. If you wish to run fam from inetd (the recommended method), then >> please add the following lines to /etc/inetd.conf if they are not >> already there: >> >> ==8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<== >> # FAM: File Alteration Monitor [devel/fam] >> sgi_fam/1-2 stream rpc/tcp wait root /usr/local/bin/fam fam >> ==8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<== >> >> After modifying /etc/inetd.conf, you must (as root) run: >> >> killall -HUP inetd >> >> 3. If, instead, you wish to run fam as a system daemon, then (as root) >> do the following: >> >> cd /usr/local/etc/rc.d >> cp fam.sh.sample fam.sh >> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/fam.sh start >> >> ************************************************************************ >> ==8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<====8<== >> >> Summary: without sufficient and useful information, as well as your >> cooperation in following instructions, I can't really do anything for >> you. >> >I had the same trouble as the original poster with fam, which is >needed by kde2; I've given up on kde3 for now (on -current). We're working on kde3 on -current. Really, we are. There have been some problems with our build system; I've been out of contact with will@ for a few days so I don't know the status right now. >I finally installed the fam package. The startup script says >"Can't determine PREFIX." (I had this problem with one of the That's because you must run it with an absolute path. It's a "feature". Run all those scripts like "/usr/local/etc/rc.d/script start|stop"; many of them are designed to barf if you don't do it like that. >dhcpd scripts as well, but solved it some other way.) The >list of what to do is unclear--I think it means to say that 1 is >necessary and either 2 or 3; actually it's also necessary to >enable (or run) portmap. You are correct. 1 is necessary under all conditions. Then you can choose either 2 or 3. AFA running portmap goes, I'll add a bit to that effect to the message; I'll also try to make it clearer about the choices available to you. Thanks for the constructive criticism; making it better helps everyone. >Annelise Anderson >Author of: FreeBSD: An Open-Source Operating System for Your PC >Available from: BSDmall.com and amazon.com >Book Website: http://www.bittreepress.com/FreeBSD/introbook/ Oh, cool, a celebrity! And a female FreeBSD tech writer at that! I think you're a relatively rare sub-species of BSD geek. 8=) Oh, I removed the "Charlie Root" guy from the Cc: line 'cause his email address bounces. -- AlanE KDE-FreeBSD Team To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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