From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 17 18:21:09 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC39016A419 for ; Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:21:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from philip@ridecharge.com) Received: from exhub015-2.exch015.msoutlookonline.net (exhub015-2.exch015.msoutlookonline.net [207.5.72.94]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D99513C478 for ; Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:21:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from philip@ridecharge.com) Received: from philip.hq.rws (74.93.213.161) by smtpx15.msoutlookonline.net (207.5.72.103) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 8.0.730.1; Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:21:08 -0700 Message-ID: <46EEC592.7050401@ridecharge.com> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:21:06 -0400 From: "Philip M. Gollucci" Organization: Rideray Inc. User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (X11/20070703) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "forum@redpuppy.net" References: <20070917151152.5132413C4A5@mx1.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20070917151152.5132413C4A5@mx1.freebsd.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: 6.2 AMD64 Ports Problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:21:09 -0000 forum@redpuppy.net wrote: > I downloaded the 6.2 AMD64 disk 1 iso, installed it and updated the ports with > > cvsup. However, when I try to install xorg it's looking for ports that are not in > > the packages-6.2 folder. Instead they are in the packages-7-current or > > packages-current folder. Is it safe to install from those folders? Not on a 6.2 system. They would link against libc.so.7 and you'd only have libc.so.6 for one. I did not have this problem. > In an attempt to get one of the updated ports I put in the /root/.profile > > "PKG_PATH=ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amb64/packages-current" and > > logged out. But when I run PKG_ADD -r dri-7.0.1,2.tbz. It tells me it could not > > find the port. You want PACKAGESITE i.e. PACKAGESITE=ftp://ftp13.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-6.2-release/Latest/ The trailing / is important. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Philip M. Gollucci (philip@ridecharge.com) c:323.219.4708 o:703.749.9295x206 Senior System Admin - Riderway, Inc. http://riderway.com / http://ridecharge.com 1024D/EC88A0BF 0DE5 C55C 6BF3 B235 2DAB B89E 1324 9B4F EC88 A0BF Work like you don't need the money, love like you'll never get hurt, and dance like nobody's watching.