Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 12:09:10 -0800 From: "Stephen Beitzel" <sbeitzel@pobox.com> To: "Kris Kennaway" <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>, <doc@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Missing makefiles in ports Message-ID: <EMEOLLLCGKEOALPPPFMNIEOMCBAA.sbeitzel@pobox.com> In-Reply-To: <20010207104610.A29363@mollari.cthul.hu>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Kris Kennaway > Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 10:46 AM > To: Nevermind > Cc: Lisa Goulet; 'kstewart@urx.com'; freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG; > doc@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Missing makefiles in ports > [...] > > Go to http://www.freebsd.org/ports/ and download an upgrade kit. > > This is bad advice which people keep handing out. > > There are two error messages which people commonly get from ports: > > Your port uses an old layout: > - there are out of date files in the port directory > - If you are updating using cvs, use the '-D' flag to tell it to > remove old empty directories > - If you are updating with cvsup, see the cvsup FAQ on > www.polstra.com Q11, 12, 13. I just encountered another situation in which this message appears: - the partition which houses your ports tree doesn't have enough space The solution for me was to move /usr/ports over to another partition with lots of space and then create a symbolic link to the new location (since many, if not all, makefiles refer to /usr/ports). I hope this helps someone! Stephen Beitzel To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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