Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 07:11:29 -0600 From: jacks@sage-american.com To: <gregbrooks@mail.blue-mouse.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Port-upgrading ineptness Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20020208071129.01968a50@mail.sage-american.com> In-Reply-To: <200202072330.AA423690414@mail.blue-mouse.com>
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I don't see "host=cvsup15.FreeBSD.org" on the mirror list.... maybe part of the problem? At 11:30 PM 2.7.2002 -0500, gregbrooks wrote: >All, > >After noodling through this for two days, I've hit a wall and need >your help. > >Problem definition: To enable PHP4 or mod_PHP, I need pdflib3, but >make install hits a snag because the current version is 4.x and it >can't find an earlier version. > >Next stop: cvsup, thinking it'll upgrade my ports tree and (hopefully) >resolve the dependency problem. Typing in: > >#cvsup -g -L 2 ports-supfile > >gets me: > >#Parsing supfile "ports-supfile" >#Release not specified for collection "host-cvsup15.freeBSD.org" > >Contents of ports-supfile (sans comments) are below: > >host=cvsup15.FreeBSD.org >base=/usr >prefix=/usr >*default host=cvsup15.FreeBSD.org >*default base=/usr >*default prefix=/usr >*default release=cvs >*default tag=. >*default delete use-rel-suffix >ports-all > > >I've also tried default tag=HEAD per the handbook. > > >Sooo... two questions: how to fix the non-running cvsup (by the way, >the ports-supfile is in the root directory) and the bigger question: >am I even going about resolving this dependency issue properly? Would >a smarter approach just be to edit some dependency marker in the >makefiles for PHP and/or mod_php? > >Many, many thanks! >Greg > > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Server Admin =================================================== Sage-American http://www.sage-american.com jacks@sage-american.com "My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; ....situation excellent! ....I shall attack!" =================================================== To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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