Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 20:50:51 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: dbetts <betts@norden1.com> Subject: Re: not able to install some ports Message-ID: <460F3A2B.70909@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <460F2B0A.2070607@norden1.com> References: <460F2B0A.2070607@norden1.com>
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dbetts wrote: > I have been trying to install amavisd-new, portgrey, and portupgrade. > I get the same error on all ports when they try to install > dependencies:(this is an example from trying to install the port > portupgrade) > > => bdb-0.6.0.tar.gz doesn't seem to exist in /usr/ports/distfiles/ruby. > => Attempting to fetch from ftp://moulon.inra.fr/pub/ruby/. > fetch: ftp://moulon.inra.fr/pub/ruby/bdb-0.6.0.tar.gz: Can't open data > connection > => Attempting to fetch from > ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/ruby/. > fetch: > ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/ruby/bdb-0.6.0.tar.gz: > File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access) > => Couldn't fetch it - please try to retrieve this > => port manually into /usr/ports/distfiles/ruby and try again. > *** Error code 1 > I have also tried pkg_add and get the error: > > ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/ruby/bdb-0.6.0.tar.gz: > File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access) > Is the ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles down? > Or is there a way to install these ports? > > Thanks > Not sure why, but this happens on occasion with some ports. What you should do (quickest method) is google the filename listed above, download the file, and save it to /usr/ports/distfiles, then rebuild the port(s). This shouldn't occur with most of your ports though. -Garrett
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