From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 24 01:08:26 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: ports@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1498716A41F; Sat, 24 Sep 2005 01:08:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Cy.Schubert@komquats.com) Received: from komquats.com (S0106002078125c0c.gv.shawcable.net [24.108.150.239]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5BB8743D48; Sat, 24 Sep 2005 01:08:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Cy.Schubert@komquats.com) Received: from cwsys.cwsent.com (cwsys [10.1.1.1]) by komquats.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 477574C5C6; Fri, 23 Sep 2005 16:01:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cwsys (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cwsys.cwsent.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j8NN1538035967; Fri, 23 Sep 2005 16:01:06 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Cy.Schubert@komquats.com) Message-Id: <200509232301.j8NN1538035967@cwsys.cwsent.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.7.2 01/07/2005 with nmh-1.0.4 From: Cy Schubert X-os: FreeBSD X-Sender: cy@cwsent.com X-URL: http://www.komquats.com/ To: Adam In-Reply-To: Message from Adam of "Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:30:25 PDT." <20050923213025.54483.qmail@web34112.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 16:01:05 -0700 Sender: Cy.Schubert@komquats.com Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org, cy@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port: fvwm-2.4.19 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Cy Schubert List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 01:08:26 -0000 In message <20050923213025.54483.qmail@web34112.mail.mud.yahoo.com>, Adam write s: > Hi- > > I am trying to install fvwm-2.4.19 on my FreeBSD 5.4 release machine and I ca > n not seem to get all the packages. I downloaded it through ftp it from the p > orts collection off the FreeBSD site and when I use the "pkg_add fvwm-2.4.19. > tbz" command it thinks for second and then it says "pkg_add: could not find p > ackage m4-1.4.3!" I got the same result for both the 5 stable tree and the 5. > 4 release tree. I thought that if I downloaded the fvwm-2.4.19.tbz file it co > ntained all the packages I needed to install fvwm-2.4.19.tbz. Am I doing some > thing wrong? Thanks for any help you can give! You need to make sure that all prerequisite packages are: a) installed, or b) in the /usr/ports/packages/All directory, or c) use portinstall to fetch and install requisite packages. Hope this helps. Cheers, Cy Schubert Web: http://www.komquats.com and http://www.bcbodybuilder.com FreeBSD UNIX: Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org BC Government: "Lift long enough and I believe arrogance is replaced by humility and fear by courage and selfishness by generosity and rudeness by compassion and caring." -- Dave Draper