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Date:      Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:03:07 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To:        "Jack L." <xxjack12xx@gmail.com>
Cc:        Manish Jain <invalid.pointer@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Clicking on Terminal crashes XFCE4
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On Tue, 24 Mar 2009, Jack L. wrote:
> You can use cvs.
> rm -rf your /usr/ports
> cd /usr
> cvs -d anoncvs@anoncvs.fr.freebsd.org:/home/ncvs co ports
> and then try installing the port you want to install.

Why go to all that effort when you can just 'csup ports-supfile'?

> Also, rm -rf /var/db/ports/* to clear out the previous make options
> and see if you need to reconfigure some options.

ITYM "irretrievably blow away every option setting for all of your 
installed ports".  Which is pretty drastic advice when 'make rmconfig' 
will clear just one port's settings.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA



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