Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 22:23:30 -0400 From: Sahil Tandon <sahil@tandon.net> To: Steven Hartland <killing@multiplay.co.uk> Cc: Jyun-Yi Liou <7yuny1@gmail.com>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, Henrik Brix Andersen <brix@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: devel/gio-fam-backend build faild Message-ID: <20080605022330.GB54644@shepherd> In-Reply-To: <162F959CBAE34D1A9664A9653EFF7C24@multiplay.co.uk> References: <20080604190416.GA54722@tirith.brixandersen.dk> <162F959CBAE34D1A9664A9653EFF7C24@multiplay.co.uk>
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Steven Hartland <killing@multiplay.co.uk> wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henrik Brix Andersen"
> <brix@FreeBSD.org>
> On Wed, Jun 04, 2008 at 04:20:40PM +0100, Steven Hartland wrote:
>>> Correct, tbh it really should detect the updated requirement
>>> better than it does.
>>
>> Meaning what?
>
> Meaning if it depends on a specific version of another package
> it should ensure that version is built and installed. This is
> one of the key benefits features of ports tree IMO.
>
> The current error is hard to track down, where as if there was
> a failure installing version XYZ of a package e.g. due to a
> conflict, it would be much more obvious to the EU as to what
> the actual issue was.
The error output shows the compilation failure occurs while working with glib
files. If the user is not running the latest glib, then that is quite a good
clue. And because this particular issue has become a FAQ here on the mailing
list, the OP could've found the answer by searching the archives.
> Ideally a "make clean" followed by a "make" should never fail
> with such none descript error when its a dependency issue.
The error != nondescript.
> PS: Nothing wrong with top posting as long as maintains the
> thread context, its often much easier to follow IMO. Also has
> the benefit that: people who have been following the thread
> and already know the context, don't have to look through old
> information to find the new :)
See: http://www.idallen.com/topposting.html
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Sahil Tandon <sahil@tandon.net>
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