Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 13:03:55 -0500 (CDT) From: Denny White <dennyboy@cableone.net> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can't build firefox 1.0.4 on 4.10 Message-ID: <20050520130031.T1846@dualman.wheel.com> In-Reply-To: <20050519234448.GA97995@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <428C57E6.7040300@open-networks.net> <428C8EA1.7080108@dial.pipex.com> <20050519213914.GC14222@xor.obsecurity.org> <20050519223151.GA49708@xor.obsecurity.org> <20050519224433.GA51779@xor.obsecurity.org> <428D1E8C.5040500@open-networks.net> <20050519234448.GA97995@xor.obsecurity.org>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 here's some of my bookmarks from dru lavigne's stuff at oreilly on working with ports. the one on portupgrade really helped jumpstart my learning it. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/08/28/FreeBSD_Basics.html http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/08/07/FreeBSD_Basics.html http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/09/18/FreeBSD_Basics.html =================================== Unix is like a wigwam. No gates, no windows, and an apache inside. =================================== On Thu, 19 May 2005, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Fri, May 20, 2005 at 09:17:32AM +1000, Timothy Smith wrote: >> Alex Zbyslaw wrote: >> >>> Kris Kennaway wrote: >>> >>>> On Fri, May 20, 2005 at 08:36:58AM +1000, Timothy Smith wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> yes sorry i jumped in without reading the man page for it's useage. >>>>> however some digging and a few other helpful emails and TA DA!!! it >>>>> works!!! >>>>> i portupgraded freetype2, and then firefox built successfully. >>>>> i was under the impression that portupgrade looked after >>>>> dependencies like this on it's own however? >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> If you tell it to..again, please see the manpage :) >>>> >>>> Kris >>>> >>>> >>> Specifically: >>> >>> -R >>> --upward-recursive Act on all those packages required by the >>> given >>> packages as well. (When specified with -F, >>> fetch >>> recursively, including the brand new, >>> uninstalled >>> ports that an upgraded port requires) >>> >>> The man page is your friend. >>> >>> --Alex >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> >>> >> don't i need to be wary of -R ?? wholesale upgrading of library's might >> break other apps that use them > > It's *always* a good idea to update your ports with your brain turned > on :-) > > portupgrade -a is often safer, because it won't update a port but > leave other dependencies of that port than the one you specified > untouched. > > Kris > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCjiaay0Ty5RZE55oRAj+AAKC9wzfw+v4vJVSK1FX8rDWu+46IGgCgmeGY FNi5kyTLkoF0/a5uWN1AhPk= =MCVh -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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