Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:23:22 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-stable-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: remrot@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: package "xkeyboard-config" not available Message-ID: <44k5raz75x.fsf@Lowell-Desk.lan> In-Reply-To: <cf2bd8ae0708291349h586ed97bie2bd5d502a6820a@mail.gmail.com> (remrot@gmail.com's message of "Wed\, 29 Aug 2007 22\:49\:30 %2B0200") References: <cf2bd8ae0708291349h586ed97bie2bd5d502a6820a@mail.gmail.com>
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[This is a ports question, not a -stable question, so I adjusted the headers accordingly to reach the appropriate folks.] remrot@gmail.com writes: > I'm trying to install Xorg from packages but it does not work because the > "xkeyboard-config" package isn't available for download. I tried about 5 > mirrors with the same result. When I login with firefox, I can see the > package in the "Latest" but not in the "All" folder. Download is not > possible. > > I am new to FreeBSD so I'm not sure if it's normal that packages are > missing for a short period (e.g. for maintenance reasons) or if this is a > serious error... pointyhat.freebsd.org seems to think that the package is present but outdated, so it does seem like there's something confused in the mirror system. On the other hand, this programs takes very little time to build from ports, so (offhand) it doesn't seem like a big deal to me. Good luck.
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