From owner-freebsd-ports Sun Mar 1 10:32:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA12860 for freebsd-ports-outgoing; Sun, 1 Mar 1998 10:32:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from eeyore.taz.tac.com (sblee@eeyore.taz.tac.com [199.5.193.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA12855 for ; Sun, 1 Mar 1998 10:32:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sblee@eeyore.taz.tac.com) Received: (from sblee@localhost) by eeyore.taz.tac.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id NAA15075; Sun, 1 Mar 1998 13:32:14 -0500 From: Sue Bauer-Lee Message-Id: <199803011832.NAA15075@eeyore.taz.tac.com> Subject: Re: bulding new versions To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) Date: Sun, 1 Mar 1998 13:32:13 -0500 (EST) Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG, sblee@eeyore.taz.tac.com (Sue Bauer-Lee) In-Reply-To: <28950.888776469@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at Mar 1, 98 10:21:09 am Content-Type: text Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > > > for the FreeBSD distribution? Can I not compile and install software of MY > > choice? As indicated, I've run into problems using ports structure and > > independantly of the ports structure. > > I'm not sure how you came to that conclusion, but the answer is, of > course, "sure you can." One would think. So far, most things I've tried to compile outside of the ports structure finds missing libraries, header files, etc.... Example - Briam has copies of pertinent info. Please don't be so quick to jump. He answered first and has the most info - I didn't anticipate a while group - but this is GOOD. :) The short of it - when tryting to compile the newer version of XFCE OUTSIDE ports structure, it was unable to locate a) libsx.h because the 'package' expected it to be in one place when in fact it was a level deeper something like /usr/X11R6/include/X11/libsx as opposed to /usr/X11R6/include/X11. b) /usr/lib/libofrms.a - NOT xforms but forms, I beleive which is part of the ncurses devel 'package'. Since I had installed Linux compat stuff, I created a link so that the 'package' could find the library. Problem became unresolved references - possibly a non-existent header file. > > > went to install autoconf this way, it couldn't find m4. Recall in a previous > > email (please forward that 1 also if you still have it) indicating our > > secure env which won't allow outbound active ftp sessions.... Kinda blows > > your 'autofind/fetch' out the window..... > > No it doesn't - please read the man page for fetch. Setting > FTP_PASSIVE_MODE (or FETCH_BEFORE_ARGS=-P) will use passive mode. Recall though that the issue here is not 'fetch'. 'autoconf' should not have even TRIED to retrieve a package that was already installed via the same method, but thanks for the info. :) > > > Why are things apparently so restrictive??? I've had engineers productive > > FASTER on Solaris x86 than what I've experienced here. How can we help make > > this easier? > > It would help if you could clarify just what you found so restrictive. > I don't see any real details here. > > Jordan > Sue ----------------------------------------------------- Sue Bauer-Lee | KE4HNN PO Box 2900 | Lilburn, GA 30048 | Email: sblee@taz.tac.com ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message