Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:45:44 +0300 (EAT) From: Peter Koinange <peter.koinange@ke.wananchi.com> To: Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com> Subject: Re: installing ports xorg Message-ID: <19418248.61237960056299.JavaMail.KHOI-LAPTOP$@khoi-laptop> In-Reply-To: <1237701863.47868.2.camel@t60.local.zz>
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Tim, Looks like perhaps your ports tree is bad, I suggest you install the full ports tree and try and build from source k ----- "Tim Judd" <tajudd@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, 2009-03-22 at 14:00 +0800, Fbsd1 wrote: > > Tim Judd wrote: > > > I'm getting ZERO feedback when I install the xorg metaport, > updated > > > ports tree today. > > > > > > # cd /usr/ports/x11/xorg > > > # make install > > > # > > > > > > > > > > > > So what am i missing? > > > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/x-install.html > > > tells me to install this port. > > > > > > > > > I even deleted /var/db/pkg/* and /var/db/ports/* to try to hook it > to > > > install... Retrying the above install every time. Nothing > works. > > > > > > What to do? > > > > > > > > > Thanks.... > > > > > it will take many many hours to compile. If you read more in > handbook it > > also says you can install the package version which should only take > 30 > > minutes. > > > > pkg_add -r xorg > > > > that doesn't answer my original question. I'm not interested in your > solution here, I want to build from source. > > And I can take the many hours, i'm setting up a machine before it's > necessity and need to use it isn't now... > > > Again, why doesn't the port install correctly? > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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