Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 12:29:15 -0700 From: Adam Weinberger <adam@vectors.cx> To: sroberts@dsl.pipex.com Cc: Kevin Golding <kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installing gnome2 with XFree86-4 - Why is this so difficilt????? Message-ID: <20020721192915.GH94707@vectors.cx> In-Reply-To: <1027278885.3d3b0825bd614@netmail.pipex.net> References: <1027264013.3d3ace0d2ae43@netmail.pipex.net> <PBz3TBB3MtO9Ews2@caomhin.demon.co.uk> <1027267150.3d3ada4e19ce0@netmail.pipex.net> <WMqhADBSVwO9EwfI@caomhin.demon.co.uk> <1027278885.3d3b0825bd614@netmail.pipex.net>
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if you have sysutils/portupgrade installed, do
~/# pkg_deinstall -r gnome\*
that will delete anything gnome, and everything built that depends on
it.
-Adam
>> (07.21.2002 @ 1214 PST): sroberts@dsl.pipex.com said, in 4.2K: <<
>
> Hi Kevin,
> Okay.., I'm at the point of considering rebuilding the box here.
>
> Before I do, I'd appreciate though, frank answers to two scenarios if you can..,
>
> 1] Stop the current re-install of XFree86-4 (with the constant failings due to
> components being already installed:-
>
> Can I stop this re-install?
> Is there a procedure for then ensuring that I *copmpletely* wipe all instances
> of XFree-<anything> from the system, before attempting installing via a package?
>
> 2] Seeing that this whole situation is all about my initial failed attempts to
> install gnome2,:
>
> After completion of the XFree86-4 install (via ports or packages), should I
> proceed on from the point where the gnome2 install fails (at the gle error)?
>
> If not, and I have to re-fetch fresh gnome2 sources, is there a procedure for
> *completely* removing ALL instances of gnome from the system?
>
> For both scenarios above, how do I ensure that I get the latest (hopefully
> correct) binaries for installation?
>
> Thanks again Kevin., Please don't think that I mean to place you in a spot or
> anything., you're just the *only* person that's bothered to reply to my post on
> this list.
>
> Stacey
>
> Quoting Kevin Golding <kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk>:
>
> > Someone, quite probably , once wrote:
> > >I'm actually running the re-install of XFree86-4 at the moment wihtout
> > having
> > >done a make distclean. Is this the reason why for each component, it
> > fails
> > >with "error: XFree86-4<component> already installed, perhaps an older
> > >version..,"?
> > >
> > >Would it be in my interest then to stop this and restart from the
> > beginning?
> >
> > It sounds like everything wasn't quite removed when you deinstalled.
> >
> > ls /var/db/pkg | grep -i xfree
> >
> > That should show up a few things that might need removing. Else make
> > sure your ports tree is fully up to date and then run:
> >
> > portversion -L =
> >
> > That may show up a few out of date things that could be worth upgrading.
> >
> > portupgrade -rR XFree86-4
> >
> > The above might resolve a few issues if you are out of date. Else it
> > might be worth thinking about packages this time:
> >
> > pkg_add -r XFree86-4
> >
> > Will get the latest binary and hopefully get you back to a working
> > state. Then you could probably track X using portupgrade to reduce
> > hassle.
> >
> > Kevin
> >
> > >Quoting Kevin Golding <kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk>:
> > >
> > >> Someone, quite probably Stacey Roberts, once wrote:
> > >> >1] From the *one* reply I've had to my earlier post concerning the
> > >> gnome2
> > >> >install failure, it appear that I have to re-install XFree86-4.2.0.
> > Why
> > >> is that
> > >> >after running pkg_delete on XFree86-4.0.2, "make" doesn't go out and
> > >> get a
> > >> >fresh set of files for the re-install?
> > >> >
> > >> >Am I missing something about the make process here? Presumably there
> > >> was
> > >> >something wrong with the XFree86-4 sources I got yesterday when I
> > >> installed it,
> > >> >so I would have thought it logical that I should be obtaining a
> > fresh
> > >> set of
> > >> >source files for the new install.
> > >>
> > >> To fetch new sources you need to remove the old ones from
> > >> /usr/ports/distfiles. You can either manually rm each tarball or
> > just
> > >> run "make distclean" before "make".
> > >>
> > >> It can also be worth running "make fetch" as your first step to
> > install
> > >> a port as that simply downloads any files you are missing for that
> > port
> > >> (although not dependencies).
> > >>
> > >> >2] To do the install of XFree86-4 anyways, what I did was pkg_delete
> > of
> > >> XFree86-
> > >> >3 in /var/db/pkg; rm -rf /usr/X11R6/*, then editing /etc/make.conf
> > to
> > >> reflect
> > >> >that the XFree version is now 4
> > >>
> > >> Since 4.6 I believe the default X has been 4 making such a config
> > >> redundant. It might be worth running through /etc/defaults/make.conf
> > >> and seeing if you need to change anything else. If you're not using
> > 4.6
> > >> then don't worry about it.
> > >>
> > >> Kevin
> > >> --
> > >> kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> >
>
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