Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 11:30:44 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: s0lanine <admin@cyrebels.org> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, ports@FreeBSD.ORG, kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu Subject: Re: a port installation causes some problems... HELP! Message-ID: <20000424113043.B24816@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <390485E8.E0AF5498@cyrebels.org>; from admin@cyrebels.org on Mon, Apr 24, 2000 at 01:35:36PM -0400 References: <390485E8.E0AF5498@cyrebels.org>
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* s0lanine <admin@cyrebels.org> [000424 11:08] wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Today i tried to install editors/nedit from the ports collection,
> but it says:
>
> ===> nedit-5.0.2 requires Motif. LessTif is an LGPL implementation of
> the Motif API. A port is available in ports/x11-toolkits/lesstif. Please
> see /etc/make.conf
>
> So i went in x11-toolkits/lesstif and installed the lesstif port, it
> installed correctly, so i got back to editors/nedit, typed make install,
> and got the exact SAME error that said i needed motif blah blah blah...
> what the hell?
>
>
> What i do now?
Ok, you'll need to uncomment the line '#HAVE_MOTIF= yes' in
/etc/make.conf.
I was about to rudely suggest that you actually read /etc/make.conf
but instead I looked at it myself and noticed that it doesn't
mention lefftif at all, so I totally understand your confusion.
Something ought to be done:
a) the ports error about motif needs to reference /etc/defaults/make.conf
as well as /etc/make.conf
b) this ports error should specifically mention HAVE_MOTIF
c) /etc/defaults/make.conf needs to explain that #HAVE_MOTIF _should be_
set if the user installs lesstif.
? d1) the lesstif port should query the user to actually add HAVE_MOTIF
to /etc/make.conf
-or-
d2) the lefftif port ought to inform the user to do so himself.
Please note that this message is heavily cc'd so be careful with
any replies.
thanks,
--
-Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org]
"I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk."
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