Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 13:30:30 -0500 (EST) From: Tuc at T-B-O-H <ml@t-b-o-h.net> To: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr (Giorgos Keramidas) Cc: Tuc at T-B-O-H <ml@t-b-o-h.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ports/Package dilema Message-ID: <200601091830.k09IUUqX068153@vjofn.tucs-beachin-obx-house.com> In-Reply-To: <20060109181518.GA44845@flame.pc> from "Giorgos Keramidas" at Jan 09, 2006 08:15:18 PM
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> > On 2006-01-09 13:11, Tuc at T-B-O-H <ml@t-b-o-h.net> wrote: > > > > I have compat4x installed already, but not 5x. Should I load 5x on > > > > a 5.4-REL system?? > > > > > > Sorry for the confusion. I replied too fast. Now that I've checked the > > > versions of libm.so in 5.X, 6.X and CURRENT I see that they have: > > > > > > 5.X libm.so.3 > > > 6.X libm.so.4 > > > 7.X libm.so.4 > > > > > > so you are probably trying to install a package that was compiled for > > > 6.X on a 5.X system. Don't do that. It's not going to work reliably. > > > Use packages that have been compiled for 5.X instead. > > > > > Understood. But I don't know how to do that.. Is there a different > > directory structure on FTP.FREEBSD.ORG for each? > > Yes. By using pkg_add -r you should, in general see things `work' > automagically. If this doesn't work for you, you can force pkg_add to > fetch from a particular release/version of the packages online by > setting PACKAGESITE in the environment of the pkg_add command: > > # env PACKAGESITE='ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-5-stable/All' \ > pkg_add -r cvsup-without-gui > AH!! Ok.. I didn't know to go below the i386 directory. Thank you, it looks like the "-r" option is exactly what I needed. Tuc/TBOH
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