Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 06:55:18 -0600 (CST) From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Jason <blaz@satx.rr.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports / compile problems Message-ID: <14873.7990.432499.97421@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <59669134@toto.iv>
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Jason <blaz@satx.rr.com> types: > i searched the archives but found nothing, so please don't yell :) But you didn't search the website, did you? :-( Of course, the directions aren't very clear there. > how do i update my /usr/ports to the latest ports software? not > that I want to download all the software, just the ports > collection. The easy way is to set up /etc/make.conf Look in /etc/defaults/make.conf for release-specific instructions. It's the same as setting up for tracking system sources, except you have to set PORTSSUPFILE as well (or instead, if you only want to track ports but not system sources). The other two things to set are SUP and SUPHOST (if available). You can then cd to /usr/ports and do "make update", and it'll get the new stuff for you. > also I am having some problems when it comes to compiling some > particular ports. for example when trying to install /usr/ports/ > gimp1, it fails on aalib-1.2 because the file had a mismatch > in the checksum.. how do I go about trying to install the > port from scratch? (so it will re-download the software again) It's possible that the author updated the tarball without changing the name. I'd try updating the ports as above, doing a "make clean" and rebuilding first. That way if the port maintainer has fixed the port, it'll work. > i have tried make clean, but that doesn't seem to work. It's "make distclean". If that doesn't work, you might prod the port to see if the tarball has changed and he hasn't noticed. <mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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