Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 16:25:00 -0600 (MDT) From: Scott Carmichael <freebsd@jobeus.net> To: Mario Schmidt <mario@freebsd.linux-site.net> Cc: newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Adding ports/packages Message-ID: <20020606162153.X90938-100000@samwise.jobeus.net> In-Reply-To: <000701c20d7f$fcf49410$0200a8c0@WKS1>
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There aren't packages for every port. If it's not available on the ftp.*.freebsd.org sites, I'd suggest you just install the port instead. -Scott On Thu, 6 Jun 2002, Mario Schmidt wrote: > Hello FreeBSD Pros, > > :) adding ports is a nice feature. Adding packages is even nicer to me. The > problem for me is, i use the web frontend of freebsd.org to scan for good > ports and try to add the package for this port with: > > # pkg_add -r <package_name> > > Sometime it fetches the packages ... like "licq-console": > > Fetching > ftp://ftp.de.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-4.5-release/Latest/ > licq-console.tgz... Done. > > Sometime it won't find it ... like "darkstar": > > Error: FTP Unable to get > ftp://ftp.de.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-4.5-release/Latest/ > darkstar.tgz: File unavailable > (e.g., file not found, no access) > pkg_add: unable to fetch > `ftp://ftp.de.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-4.5-release/Latest > /darkstar.tgz' by URL > > Why can't the pkg_add don't find this and find the other? Can i specify a > better "PACKAGESITE" or "PACKAGEROOT" environment, which would get it > better? > > TAI > Mario > > ____________________________________________ > ms.software > Emmastr. 32 > D-42287 Wuppertal > Germany > > Tel.: +49-(0)-202-2817766 > Fax : +49-(0)-202-2817767 > Web : http://freebsd.linux-site.net > Mail: mailto:mario@freebsd.linux-site.net > ICQ : #160931152 > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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