From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 6 06:40:20 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3995C1065670 for ; Sun, 6 Jun 2010 06:40:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peter@boosten.org) Received: from smtpq1.gn.mail.iss.as9143.net (smtpq1.gn.mail.iss.as9143.net [212.54.34.164]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8BC18FC13 for ; Sun, 6 Jun 2010 06:40:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [212.54.34.135] (helo=smtp4.gn.mail.iss.as9143.net) by smtpq1.gn.mail.iss.as9143.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OL9Ws-00013O-Gu; Sun, 06 Jun 2010 08:40:18 +0200 Received: from [84.25.59.18] (helo=ra.egypt.nl) by smtp4.gn.mail.iss.as9143.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OL9Wr-0001zg-Tw; Sun, 06 Jun 2010 08:40:17 +0200 Received: from [192.168.13.34] (peters-ipod.egypt.nl [192.168.13.34]) by ra.egypt.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id B00673983D; Sun, 6 Jun 2010 08:40:17 +0200 (CEST) References: Message-Id: <03C15DCC-9965-443D-86C3-6497028E231F@boosten.org> From: Peter Boosten To: Giorgos Tsiapaliokas In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: iPod Mail (7E18) Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPod Mail 7E18) Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 08:40:29 +0200 X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-ID: 1OL9Wr-0001zg-Tw X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-SpamCheck: geen spam, SpamAssassin (niet cached, score=0, vereist 5, autolearn=not spam, BAYES_50 0.00, SPF_PASS -0.00) X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-From: peter@boosten.org X-Spam-Status: No Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: why so many errors with ports?? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2010 06:40:20 -0000 On 6 jun 2010, at 00:39, Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote: > hello, > > i am coming from the linux world i was a gentoo user and i have > install on > my second machine FBSD,i have made many formats but every time i try > to > install a graphical enviroment (such as xfce,kde) many many errors > come up. > i have heard that the ports are more stable than portage but with > portage i > didn't have so many errors (actually i can't recall a time when > portage > "died") > > am i doing sth wrong or ports comes up with many errors?? > > > P.S.: 1 week not i haven't manage to install a graphical enviroment > > > thanks in advance > ______________________________ I had lots of problems updating my ports due to the change in libgmp. According to the UPDATE file in /urs/ports portupgrade would automatically take care of it, however it didn't. Not sure if related to the OP's question, but maybe worth mentioning. Peter -- http://www.boosten.org