From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 30 17:37:24 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E18916A41F for ; Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:37:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from torstenvl@gmail.com) Received: from mx.wmich.edu (mx-tmp.wmich.edu [141.218.1.43]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C96743D48 for ; Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:37:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from torstenvl@gmail.com) Received: from fleming.admin.private (avs01.service.private [172.30.31.161]) by mta02.service.private (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.13 (built Jun 8 2005)) with SMTP id <0INN000W24XIBEF0@mta02.service.private> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:37:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mta-avs03.service.private ([172.30.30.163]) by fleming.admin.private with SMTP id M2005093013372301796 ; Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:37:23 -0400 Received: from [192.168.1.100] (24-176-45-214.dhcp.klmz.mi.charter.com [24.176.45.214]) by mta03.service.private (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.13 (built Jun 8 2005)) with ESMTPSA id <0INN00HUZ4YAR3A0@mta03.service.private>; Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:37:23 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:37:36 -0400 From: Josh Ockert In-reply-to: <5326A363-2BFF-4754-8FB1-3F102A656150@redry.net> Sender: josh.ockert@wmich.edu To: eoghan Message-id: <433D77E0.8000004@gmail.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Accept-Language: en-us, en References: <433D4C07.1040704@gmail.com> <08C61163-6D0C-4C30-ABC7-F5999FAD8E1B@redry.net> <433D6AF2.8080707@gmail.com> <5326A363-2BFF-4754-8FB1-3F102A656150@redry.net> User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6 (Windows/20050716) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pkg_add problem 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: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:37:24 -0000 eoghan wrote: > On 30 Sep 2005, at 17:42, Josh Ockert wrote: > >> You're wrong. >> >> First of all, the address isnt >> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/ packages-5-stable/ >> it's >> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-5-stable/ >> >> Second, if you did indeed set the PACKAGESITE environment variable, >> then -- barring a bug in pkg_add that prevents it from getting >> PACKAGESITE under tcsh -- you could not possibly get the SAME error >> message. You MIGHT have possibly gotten a DIFFERENT error message, >> but not the SAME one. > > > Sorry im using apple mail and it seems to add that space. Im putting > the correct path in. The error comes back the same with the path > changed (the one i set it to). ive just done a fresh install today and > have the manual. I installed from 5.3 dvd and my manual says: pkg_add > -r gnome2 - so the path set initially is coming from my install?? But I > did change it. Once I reboot and login as root i do the setenv. Im > really not sure what im doing wrong. Ive checked the ftp site and it > works. > What's your exact command line and error?