Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 18:47:07 +0200 From: Dominik Rothert <dr@astorit.com> To: Simon J Mudd <sjmudd@pobox.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Error: your port uses an old layout. Please update it to match this bsd.port.mk. - SOLVED Message-ID: <20001015184707.A1851@astra.local> In-Reply-To: <8666mu5d5h.fsf@unicorn.ea4els.ampr.org>; from sjmudd@pobox.com on Sun, Oct 15, 2000 at 05:37:14PM %2B0200 References: <13110241316.20001015005446@McFlySr.Kurgan.Ru> <8666mu5d5h.fsf@unicorn.ea4els.ampr.org>
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Simon J Mudd <sjmudd@pobox.com> wrote: > > "Error: your port uses an old layout. Please update it to match this > > bsd.port.mk." error. > It would be nice to have a URL which explained the problem in more detail: > 1. when the old layout changed to the new layout Uhm, at the end of the first week in October, IIRC. See the freebsd-ports mailinglist archive for more. > 2. information on the changes The mailinglist archive is your friend on this. > 3. general information on what needs to be done to change a package > to the new layout. Have a look at <http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/porters-handbook/>. > I eventually gave up and copied /usr/ports from my 4.1R cdrom to at > least have a usable ports directory. A fresh checkout should fix all problems. > I looked at variout make files, but don't understand freebsd enough to > know really where to start. /usr/ports/Mk might be the best place to start with. -Dominik -- /* Dominik Rothert | dr@astorit.com * * A S T O R I T | http://www.astorit.com/ * * Hohenzollernring 52 | fon +49-221-251440 * * 50672 Cologne, Germany | fax +49-221-251443 */:wq! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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