Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1999 19:23:17 -0700 (PDT) From: kosmos@blarg.net To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: ports/12906: Netscape won't install if "NO" is selected for aout libs in XFree86 port Message-ID: <19990801022317.4EC4214F95@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 12906 >Category: ports >Synopsis: Netscape won't install if "NO" is selected for aout libs in XFree86 port >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-ports >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Jul 31 19:30:01 PDT 1999 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Allan Bowhill >Release: 3.2-STABLE >Organization: none >Environment: FreeBSD io.ntsucks.net 3.2-STABLE FreeBSD 3.2-STABLE #1: Fri Jul 30 06:02:52 PDT 1999 root@io.ntsucks.net:/usr/src/sys/compile/IO i386 >Description: During the configuration part of an XFree86 install from ports, the user is prompted: Do you want to build and install a.out compatibility libraries? [NO] The default should be [YES]. If Enter is pressed, XFree86 will have to be re-built (with [YES]) in order to install Netscape. There is no explicit statement warning the user that pressing Enter will cause great inconvenience. This is an ergonomic problem. >How-To-Repeat: 1. install minimal base distribution from packages. 2. install cvsup from packages and update sources. 3. make world. 4. install XFree86 from ports (you'll see the aout compatibility prompt during configuration, press Enter for NO) 5. attempt an install of netscape46-communicator from ports. It will complain: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + There are no X aout libs on this machine. + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >Fix: Answer [YES] to the prompt in XFree86 port build: Do you want to build and install a.out compatibility libraries? [NO] YES Then install netscape from ports collection. -or- If XFree86 is already built from ports with no aout libs, 1. deinstall XFree86 from ports 2. reinstall XFree86 from ports, answering [YES] to the prompt 3. install Netscape from ports >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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