From owner-freebsd-ports Tue Feb 13 7:47: 2 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from marcos.networkcs.com (marcos.networkcs.com [137.66.16.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C99C37B491 for ; Tue, 13 Feb 2001 07:47:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from us.networkcs.com (us.networkcs.com [137.66.11.15]) by marcos.networkcs.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA93942; Tue, 13 Feb 2001 09:46:59 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from wesb@us.networkcs.com) Received: (from wesb@localhost) by us.networkcs.com (8.9.2/8.9.2) id JAA29338; Tue, 13 Feb 2001 09:46:59 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from wesb) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 09:46:58 -0600 From: Wes Barris To: Will Andrews , Wes Barris , ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: upgrade kit won't work -- help Message-ID: <20010213094658.B28862@us.networkcs.com> References: <20010212134836.A91412@us.networkcs.com> <20010212170945.A12821@london.physics.purdue.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0i In-Reply-To: <20010212170945.A12821@london.physics.purdue.edu>; from will@physics.purdue.edu on Mon, Feb 12, 2001 at 05:09:45PM -0500 Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, Feb 12, 2001 at 05:09:45PM -0500, Will Andrews wrote: > On Mon, Feb 12, 2001 at 01:48:36PM -0600, Wes Barris wrote: > > I manage a 3.3-RELEASE system. I am unable to install any FreeBSD > > ports. I have installed the 34upgrade kit but I still can't make > > any ports. What else should I do? > > > > root@aoki# uname -a > > FreeBSD aoki 3.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 3.3-RELEASE #0: Thu Sep 16 23:40:35 GMT 1999 jkh@highwing.cdrom.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC i386 > > root@aoki# pkg_add ~/34upgrade.tgz > > pkg_add: package `34upgrade-2000.08.25' already recorded as installed > > root@aoki# /usr/ports/graphics/ImageMagick > > root@aoki# make > > ===> ImageMagick-5.2.7_2 : Your system is too old to use this bsd.port.mk. You need a fresh make world or an upgrade kit. Please go to http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/ or a mirror site and follow the instructions. > > Unfortunately, the only way you'll get it to work reliably again is > if you upgrade to 4.2-STABLE (well, there are other ways, they just > involve a lot of thinking and nasty hacks etc). Is there a tutorial or something on the freebsd.org web site that explains how to upgrade from 3.3 to 4.2? The only way I've done this before was by wiping the system and starting over completely. > > -- > wca -- Wes Barris E-Mail: wes@wesbarris.com Web: www.wesbarris.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message