From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Feb 4 14:50:55 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from c002.snv.cp.net (c002-h021.c002.snv.cp.net [209.228.32.185]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6C6C537B431 for ; Mon, 4 Feb 2002 14:50:48 -0800 (PST) Received: (cpmta 25512 invoked from network); 4 Feb 2002 14:50:46 -0800 Received: from 63.233.206.87 (HELO concentric.net) by smtp.peoplepc.com (209.228.32.185) with SMTP; 4 Feb 2002 14:50:46 -0800 X-Sent: 4 Feb 2002 22:50:46 GMT Message-ID: <3C5F105A.EE5A52CE@concentric.net> Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 17:51:06 -0500 From: mh X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.19 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Joe Clarke , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: can't build Evolution: Solved! References: <20020131110859.C92097-100000@shumai.marcuscom.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Joe Clarke wrote: > > > I'm not sure why Evolution is wanting version 6 of libfreetype when you > compile it in its absence. The port has been modified to want > libfreetype.so.8, so recompiling it should set all the links straight (if > you remove the symlink). > > > > > Is there a "best way" here, or is it whatever works for you? > > I guess it's what works for you in this situation. However, it still > perplexes me as to why Evo won't link against version 8 if that's all > there is. > > Joe > Finally got it! I removed the symlink, deleted the old evolution tar balls, and did another portupgrade -r -f evolution. It works just fine, and without the symlink. Not only that, but the Patriots won! I also did my first make world upgrade, from 4.4 to 4.5. This went much easier (go figure), but I noticed one step that was omitted from the FBSD Handbook and filled out a problem report (after rebooting in 19.4.8, 19.4.9 says to run "make installworld" without first changing to the /usr/src directory. Thanks for your help. mike -- If they give you ruled paper, write the other way. -- Juan Ramon Jimenez To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message