Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 19:23:35 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> To: KAYVEN RIESE <kayve@sfsu.edu> Cc: ports@freebsd.org, Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au> Subject: Re: HEADS UP: xorg 7.2 ready for testing Message-ID: <464FB127.4080103@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOC.4.64.0705191845100.28208@libra.sfsu.edu> References: <20070510212817.GA67897@xor.obsecurity.org> <20070519125728.GA17457@pythagoras.physics.upatras.gr> <Pine.SOC.4.64.0705191616430.24038@libra.sfsu.edu> <20070520003723.GK1164@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <Pine.SOC.4.64.0705191845100.28208@libra.sfsu.edu>
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KAYVEN RIESE wrote: > > > On Sun, 20 May 2007, Peter Jeremy wrote: > >> >> The closest I can find to any details on this is your posting of >> 17 May 2007 12:05:07 -0700 where you post an extract of gtk20 >> failing to configure. Did you follow the instructions that you >> copied into that posting? > > last thing i tried was: > > #pkg_deinstall -f pango > #cd /usr/ports/x11-toolkits/pango > #make install clean > #pkgdb -F; shutdown -h now > > [went to bed] > > i have a note to > > #portsnap fetch update > > i am thinking of shutting out my _sole_ terminal running pine > right now and following that instruction after i ctl-D my mailserver > login back to my machine. > > i remember trying to follow the instructions in an error message > having to do with "deinstall (ferget)" and "reinstall (whateveritwas)" > > now i am reading posts about doing repettive portupgrade -a .. > > i am sorry for having a "low comfort level." i want to improve. > its hard for me right now only having the ability to have one unix > command line window open and no printer. if my X was up it would be > easier. gtk20 is causing me fits, but that's just the symptom. The cause is that the pkg database(s) are fubared and the ruby utils are doing a bad job at guessing where x11-toolkit/gtk20 is (even though the location hasn't changed >_>). -Garrett
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