From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 6 13:45:47 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5699B1065682 for ; Sat, 6 Sep 2008 13:45:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from millenia2000@hotmail.com) Received: from bay0-omc3-s39.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc3-s39.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.239]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 465868FC1B for ; Sat, 6 Sep 2008 13:45:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from millenia2000@hotmail.com) Received: from BAY126-DS4 ([65.55.131.31]) by bay0-omc3-s39.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Sat, 6 Sep 2008 06:45:46 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [69.243.78.12] X-Originating-Email: [millenia2000@hotmail.com] Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <48082132.5040406@smiffytech.com><20080418045209.GB57251@dan.emsphone.com> <200809061227.m86CRkJj046539@asarian-host.net> From: "Sean Cavanaugh" To: "Mark" , X-Unsent: 1 References: <48082132.5040406@smiffytech.com><20080418045209.GB57251@dan.emsphone.com> <200809061227.m86CRkJj046539@asarian-host.net> Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 09:45:37 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 12.0.1606 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V12.0.1606 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Sep 2008 13:45:46.0605 (UTC) FILETIME=[DD6671D0:01C91026] Cc: Subject: Re: Open-vm-tools broken? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:45:47 -0000 -------------------------------------------------- From: "Mark" Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 8:27 AM To: Subject: Open-vm-tools broken? > Hmm, getting this error: > > Vmware: {root} % make > ===> open-vm-tools-102166_2 is marked as broken: leaves files behind on > deinstall. > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/ports/emulators/open-vm-tools. > Vmware: {root} % > > Cute. I still like to run the open-vm-tools, though. Anyone know which > other > version/toolset I should run then? > If you remove the BROKEN line from the Makefile, it will compile just fine. I personally think marking a package as broken because of an issue like files left behind is dumb. Post a message to the user "these files were left behind, delete them manually" at least. -Sean