Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:25:47 -0600 (MDT) From: Keith Seyffarth <weif@weif.net> To: James <oscartheduck@gmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can't upgrade - catch-22 Message-ID: <200710281725.l9SHPlc3008617@maxine.cjones.org> In-Reply-To: <d59e90ab0710281013g108e2d76ued69cdcfc7a145e7@mail.gmail.com> (message from James on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:13:26 -0600) References: <200710222014.l9MKE5QW013875@maxine.cjones.org> <ba5e78ea0710270016j657ce89eiac3a30af9e56e081@mail.gmail.com> <200710280038.l9S0cccD010691@maxine.cjones.org> <200710271844.37010.beech@freebsd.org> <200710281529.l9SFTrLI019694@maxine.cjones.org> <d59e90ab0710281013g108e2d76ued69cdcfc7a145e7@mail.gmail.com>
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> > > try: setenv X11BASE /usr/X11R6 > > > > > > then rebuild portupgrade. > > > > That still gives the 'cannot set X11BASE' error... If I run env after > > setting the X11BASE as instructed above, it is set, but I still get > > the error. <snip> > Silly question: > > are you running env as root or as your user ID? i.e. are you running env as > the user who needs this variable? Yes, silly question, but I know exactly where you are coming from. I am executing setenv as root, and the environment variable is getting set as root, but I still get the same error. (and I did run whoami on that terminal after getting this email to make sure.) Keith
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