Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 19:29:09 -0700 From: "Timothy T. Smith" <tim@v-com.com> To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: using sysinstall to add ports? Message-ID: <2.2.32.19990424022909.007128e8@mail.v-com.com>
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First let me say, that I usually just run the make in the skeleton of the
port I'm interested and normally that's about it.
But, I decided to use Sysintsall this time round.
Hmmm. Bad choice?
Well, I go through to try to install a port (via FTP) and it certainly looks
like it's downloading something and doing a pkg_add and all, but after all
is said and done I have nada.
Looking at the ports menu, there is an X that marks the port. So, something
thinks it's installed. But I certainly can't find it. No tarball to be
found. Running make, it wants to download the tarball again.
Maybe I don't understand what's supposed to be happening when I use
Sysinstall to install a port. I tried pouring through the site, but couldn't
find anything to really describe the process. Just a lot about using
pkg_add, which I haven't needed to use...yet.
So, in reagard to Sysinstall to install a port....
1. What's it really do?
2. How can I verify that it really did it?
3. What am I expected to do afterwards?
4. How can I tell what ports are REALLY installed?
Thanks, Tim.
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