From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 23 20:01:42 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCA2916A4CE for ; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:01:42 +0000 (GMT) Received: from loyno.edu (nadal.loyno.edu [141.164.24.217]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35C7443D2D for ; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:01:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rmlessl@loyno.edu) Received: from loyno.edu (neo1 [141.164.24.217]) by loyno.edu (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j2NK1bbW1847372 for ; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 14:01:38 -0600 Sender: rmlessl@loyno.edu From: "Ryan Lessl" To: ports@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Quality Web Email v3.1m, http://netwinsite.com/refw.htm Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 14:01:37 -0600 Priority: normal Message-id: <4241cb21.3d9.2ec0e6.11631@loyno.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-PMX-Version: 4.7.1.128075, Antispam-Engine: 2.0.3.1, Antispam-Data: 2005.3.23.6 Subject: Installing Ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: rmlessl@loyno.edu List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:01:42 -0000 Hello, first of all I want to say that I am enjoying using FreeBSD 4.11 Release. I am a total novice at this but have been learning a lot and am glad I finally canned Windows. I got very tired of it and have tried a very small Linux distribution and now FreeBSD and they both worked/are working better than Windows did on my machine (I've only got FreeBSD installed currently). Can you help me? Okay, so I tried to install the AIM program by using the command "make install" in the /usr/ports/net/aim/ directory, and it did a bunch of stuff that I'm guessing is what you call "compiling"...it downloaded stuff and wrote new folders and files, and said it was registering the installation, and told me it was all through when it was all through. But I can't figure out how to run the program. I found the new folders and files it created, including an "executable file" called "aim" in a new "aim" folder, but I couldn't run it. I tried clicking on it, running it from a terminal, and running it from the KDE "Run Command" box, but none of that worked. Then I tried the "rehash" command like it suggested in the online manual, but that didn't change the situation. What do I need to do? The installation html that it gives me has specific instructions for all OSs except FreeBSD, only an "other OSs" section, and I'm not real sure if what that tells me to do is actually what I need to do. Thanks, Ryan