From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Sep 24 9:21:41 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B45637B401 for ; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 09:21:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from alpha.yumyumyum.org (dsl092-171-091.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net [66.92.171.91]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 421CC43E42 for ; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 09:21:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from culverk@yumyumyum.org) Received: from alpha.yumyumyum.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by alpha.yumyumyum.org (8.12.5/8.12.5) with ESMTP id g8OFmYlC031057; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:48:35 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from culverk@yumyumyum.org) Received: from localhost (culverk@localhost) by alpha.yumyumyum.org (8.12.5/8.12.5/Submit) with ESMTP id g8OFmYBW031054; Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:48:34 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from culverk@yumyumyum.org) X-Authentication-Warning: alpha.yumyumyum.org: culverk owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:48:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenneth Culver To: anon user Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ports dont build: WTF In-Reply-To: <20020924150501.17472.qmail@web20005.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20020924114756.D31053-100000@alpha.yumyumyum.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=IN_REP_TO,X_AUTH_WARNING,NO_MX_FOR_FROM,AWL version=2.31 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 > hi , iam a freeBSD noobie. i've tried to build some ports. like > kdevelop-1.4.1.tar.gz and vice-1.2.tar.gz they error out .. stop .. well > crap !! .. so wtf is up with this stuff ?? .. i've tried cvsup it > connects says its doing it , but i dont get any version changes. also > tried portupgrade , it says be sure to run pkgdb -F .. i do and get > /usr/local/sbin/pkgdb:34:in `require': No such file to load -- optparse > (LoadError) > from /usr/local/sbin/pkgdb:34 .. so how to > fix... yes i got /var/db/pkgs .. > > * :-(( ..... i really dont see the point to having > pkg's that wont build.. is it me ? ..... thanks.. > > .........Downhillflyer.. > Mody likely it's something you're doing wrong, but you don't give enough information to determine what's wrong or to try to help you. Ports/packages work fine for me. Ken To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message