From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 21 11:47:19 2003 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 981ED37B401 for ; Sat, 21 Jun 2003 11:47:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from argosy.ca (www.argosy.ca [138.73.18.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFC1D43F3F for ; Sat, 21 Jun 2003 11:47:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from hhwoo@argosy.ca) Received: from a7n8x (mctn1-7860.nb.aliant.net [156.34.22.184]) by argosy.ca (8.12.9/8.12.9) with SMTP id h5LImYt2009901; Sat, 21 Jun 2003 15:48:34 -0300 (ADT) (envelope-from hhwoo@argosy.ca) Message-ID: <000b01c33825$aead1530$0200a8c0@a7n8x> From: "Han Hwei Woo" To: "Ian Todd" , References: <200306211838.h5LIcG6k001399@mailgate.mailbox.co.za> Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 15:48:18 -0300 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Subject: Re: Packages 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: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 18:47:19 -0000 Where did you download the package from? Judging from the name of the file, it's not an official one. Try: # pkg_add -r BitchX And it will automatically fetch the package for you. Or better yet, install it from ports to compile it from source. # cd /usr/ports/irc/bitchx; make install clean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Todd" To: Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 3:38 PM Subject: Packages > Ive done what u told me and im still not getting it right. The > following is what it says: > > FREEBSD# pkg_add BitchX-1.0c19-FreeBSD4.tar.gz > tar: +CONTENTS: Not found in archive > tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors > pkg_add: tar extract of /tmp/b/BitchX-1.0c19-FreeBSD4.tar.gz failed! > pkg_add: unable to extract table of contents file from > '/tmp/b/BitchX-1.0c19-FreeBSD4.tar.gz' - not a package? > FREEBSD# gunzip BitchX-1.0c19-FreeBSD4.tar.gz > FREEBSD# ls -a > . BitchX-1.0c19-FreeBSD4.tar > .. scr-bx > BitchX wserv > FREEBSD# pkg_add BitchX-1.0c19-FreeBSD4.tar > tar: +CONTENTS: Not found in archive > tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors > pkg_add: tar extract of /tmp/b/BitchX-1.0c19-FreeBSD4.tar failed! > pkg_add: unable to extract table of contents file from > '/tmp/b/BitchX-1.0c19-FreeBSD4.tar' - not a package? > > when i try to use ./configure the following is what i get: > > FREEBSD# ./configure > ./configure: Command not found. > > please help. > > Regards > ian > > On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 15:26:44 -0300 Han Hwei Woo (hhwoo@argosy.ca) > wrote: > > >Just pkg_add the tarballs, like in Slackware. > > > >Han Hwei Woo > >http://www.argosy.ca/~hhw > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Ian Todd" > >To: > >Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 2:56 PM > >Subject: packages > > > > > >> Hi > >> > >> I am a newbie to freebsd. I am having trouble on installing > packages. > >> i know about the pkg_add. I downloaded BichX and its > >> BitchX-1.0c19-FreeBSD4+Tcl1.5.tar.gz. How will i install that > packages > >> seeing that its an tar.gz file. ive use tar to extract it then i > get > >> stuck. Im just using this file for an example.I would like to know > >> whats the right way on installing packages.Help please. > >> > >> regards > >> ian > >> > _______________________________________________________________________ > LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD - WWW.HEALTHIEST.CO.ZA > > Cool Connection, Cool Price, Internet Access for R59 monthly @ WebMail > http://www.webmail.co.za/dialup/ > _______________________________________________ > 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" >