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Date:      Thu, 21 Feb 2002 18:49:01 -0800
From:      "Shawn Halloran" <SPHalloran2@hotmail.com>
To:        "Johnson David" <djohnson@acuson.com>
Cc:        "freebsd-newbie" <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: First port installation failed
Message-ID:  <OE36eMTsXLgnO1Jjeaa0001233e@hotmail.com>

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Thank you. I've been studying the ports section of the handbook. I'll loo=
k at the =20
methods listed for updating the ports, and I'll get Acroread.

Shawn
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----- Original Message -----
From: Johnson David
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 10:03 AM
To: Shawn Halloran; freebsd-newbie
Subject: Re: First port installation failed

On Wednesday 20 February 2002 11:48 pm, Shawn Halloran wrote:
> I was trying to install the instant-workstation-1.0 port as a test.
> During the
> installation I recieved a few errors.
>
> acroread - not found
> ghostscript - not found
>
> checksum mismatch for gdevdj9.c.gz
>
> Stop in /usr/ports/print/ghostscript-gnu.
> *** error code 1
>
> I tried to remake/install the port, but the the download is not updated=
.
> I tried to make deinstall, but the message says not installed.

The instant-workstation port is a "meta" port. That means it doesn't inst=
all
anything for itself, but only lists dependencies. When you try to deinsta=
ll
the port, there's nothing to deinstall. But the dependencies will still b=
e
there.

If you look at the Makefile in instant-workstation, you'll see a list of
runtime dependencies. These are what get installed when you install this
meta-port. If you need to deinstall these, then you will need to do them =
by
hand (one drawback to meta-ports).

I don't know why acroread didn't get installed. You may try installing it=
 all
by itself and see what error messages you get (the actual port name is
acroread4). But I suspect that ghostscript failed because of the checksum
mismatch. The ghostscript-gnu port has been updated on a very frequent ba=
sis
recently, and I suspect that you happen to have an out-of-sync port. The
Handbook lists a variety of ways to update your ports collection.

David

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DIV>Thank you. I've been studying the ports section of the handbook. I'll=
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get Acroread.</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>Shawn</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> =
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> Re: First port installation failed</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>On Wednesday =
20 February 2002 11:48 pm, Shawn Halloran wrote:<BR>&gt; I was trying to =
install the instant-workstation-1.0 port as a test.<BR>&gt; During the<BR=
>&gt; installation I recieved a few errors.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; acroread - no=
t found<BR>&gt; ghostscript - not found<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; checksum mismatch=
 for gdevdj9.c.gz<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Stop in /usr/ports/print/ghostscript-gn=
u.<BR>&gt; *** error code 1<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; I tried to remake/install the=
 port, but the the download is not updated.<BR>&gt; I tried to make deins=
tall, but the message says not installed.<BR><BR>The instant-workstation =
port is a "meta" port. That means it doesn't install<BR>anything for itse=
lf, but only lists dependencies. When you try to deinstall<BR>the port, t=
here's nothing to deinstall. But the dependencies will still be<BR>there.=
<BR><BR>If you look at the Makefile in instant-workstation, you'll see a =
list of<BR>runtime dependencies. These are what get installed when you in=
stall this<BR>meta-port. If you need to deinstall these, then you will ne=
ed to do them by<BR>hand (one drawback to meta-ports).<BR><BR>I don't kno=
w why acroread didn't get installed. You may try installing it all<BR>by =
itself and see what error messages you get (the actual port name is<BR>ac=
roread4). But I suspect that ghostscript failed because of the checksum<B=
R>mismatch. The ghostscript-gnu port has been updated on a very frequent =
basis<BR>recently, and I suspect that you happen to have an out-of-sync p=
ort. The<BR>Handbook lists a variety of ways to update your ports collect=
ion.<BR><BR>David<BR><BR>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.o=
rg<BR>with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message<BR></=
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