From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 20 18:04:14 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A311216A4CE for ; Fri, 20 May 2005 18:04:14 +0000 (GMT) Received: from S4.cableone.net (smtp4.cableone.net [24.116.0.230]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5082843D9E for ; Fri, 20 May 2005 18:04:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dennyboy@cableone.net) Received: from [192.168.1.101] (unverified [24.119.190.179]) by S4.cableone.net (CableOne SMTP Service S4) with ESMTP id 20401805 for multiple; Fri, 20 May 2005 11:22:49 -0700 Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 13:03:55 -0500 (CDT) From: Denny White X-X-Sender: dennyboy@dualman.wheel.com To: Kris Kennaway In-Reply-To: <20050519234448.GA97995@xor.obsecurity.org> Message-ID: <20050520130031.T1846@dualman.wheel.com> 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> X-GPG-PUBLIC_KEY: http://wwwkeys.nl.pgp.net X-GPG-FINGERPRINT: D0A9 AD44 1F10 E09E OE67 EC25 CB44 F2E5 1644 E79A MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-IP-stats: Incoming Last 2, First 17, in=36, out=0, spam=0 X-External-IP: 24.119.190.179 X-Abuse-Info: Send abuse complaints to abuse@cableone.net cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can't build firefox 1.0.4 on 4.10 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 18:04:14 -0000 -----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-----