Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 11:14:03 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> To: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: reason 23 why we've moved to linux Message-ID: <532DD2EB.1080204@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <m261n6rtkf.wl%randy@psg.com> References: <m2iorb1ms8.wl%randy@psg.com> <53287821.4040209@freebsd.org> <m2ha6v1m4z.wl%randy@psg.com> <5328A03A.3000305@freebsd.org> <m261n6rtkf.wl%randy@psg.com>
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On 3/22/14 11:12 AM, Randy Bush wrote: > from another team member, also a long time freebsd user of decades > > firefox build bombs because something has hardwired gcc47, which is > not installed, so firefox's ./configure bombs testing hello world. > > Attempting to figure out what has hardwired gcc47 quickly leads down > an entire separate /usr/ports/Mk/ file full of the usual garbage, none > of which actually says gcc47. Presumably it is somehow inheriting > from /usr/ports/lang/gcc's version (as opposed to > /usr/port/lang/gcc4[69] -- this machine happens to have gcc46 > installed). > > This is as far as I got before giving up in disgust. Maybe they'll > sort it out by the time I care. Or maybe I'll wipe and Ubuntu. > > essentially, from a user perspective, the ports have become kiddieville, > with no testing or seeming adult supervision. if you're just trying to > get your work done, freebsd ports have become toxic. > > randy > randy, What about using pkg(1) and what version of FreeBSD are you on? Finally, are you using portupgrade?
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