Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 20:58:13 +0300 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@apropo.ro> To: Mikkel Christensen <mikkel@talkactive.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: failed php4 install...can't figure this one out Message-ID: <20040429205813.13f7d18e@it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro> In-Reply-To: <200404291744.17672.mikkel@talkactive.net> References: <5.2.1.1.0.20040429091808.00b13150@pop.courtesymortgage.com> <200404291717.48287.mikkel@talkactive.net> <20040429204202.747e4cb5@it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro> <200404291744.17672.mikkel@talkactive.net>
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On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 17:44:17 +0000
Mikkel Christensen <mikkel@talkactive.net> wrote:
> On Thursday 29 April 2004 17:42, Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote:
> >
> > [ 72 chars / line, please ]
> >
> > On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 17:17:48 +0000
> > Mikkel Christensen <mikkel@talkactive.net> wrote:
> >
> > > On Thursday 29 April 2004 16:22, Jason Williams wrote:
> > > > After that, I tried installing the following port:
> > > >
> > > > /usr/ports/lang/php4
> > > >
> > > > Granted, i'm not entirely familiar with php and noticed there are
> > > > quite a few variations of what i can install.
> > > > When it came down to selecting what I wanted to build PHP with, I
> > > > left the defaults selected, but made sure GD and MySQL were
> > > > selected.
> > [..]
> >
> > > >
> > >
> > > You should not install ports directly from the /usr/ports/lang
> > > directory.
> >
> > You are wrong all the way. Pleas don't FUD people if you have no clue.
> > Take a look at the Makefile first.
> >
>
> Thats was why I wrote "my guess is"... I'm not telling anyone how things are.
Please start the reply with those words then; other may miss as I did, sorry.
Thanks.
There are no such ports that "other ports use in a combination" the way
you see it; if an dependence is not being pulled out automatically that
means the port is broken, which is not the case, AFAIK. At least on one
of my 5.x system I've installed today.
--
IOnut
Unregistered ;) FreeBSD "user"
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