From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 27 20:25:53 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5216E16A473 for ; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:25:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mezz7@cox.net) Received: from eastrmmtao101.cox.net (eastrmmtao101.cox.net [68.230.240.7]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10CE013C447 for ; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:25:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mezz7@cox.net) Received: from eastrmimpo01.cox.net ([68.1.16.119]) by eastrmmtao101.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20071127202553.SORD5378.eastrmmtao101.cox.net@eastrmimpo01.cox.net>; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:25:53 -0500 Received: from mezz.mezzweb.com ([24.255.149.218]) by eastrmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id HwRN1Y00Q4iy4EG0000000; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:25:23 -0500 Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:30:41 -0600 To: mlawrie@58havenvillage.dyndns.org From: "Jeremy Messenger" Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <474B511B.12108.D195965@mlawrie.58havenvillage.dyndns.org> <474C7EC9.12861.11B3C9B2@mlawrie.58havenvillage.dyndns.org> <474C90A5.25348.11F98BD9@mlawrie.58havenvillage.dyndns.org> Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <474C90A5.25348.11F98BD9@mlawrie.58havenvillage.dyndns.org> User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.24 (Linux) Cc: gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port: gnome2-2.20.1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: GNOME for FreeBSD -- porting and maintaining List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:25:53 -0000 On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:48:21 -0600, Mike Lawrie = wrote: > Hi Mezz > >> > I'm not sure that I'm going to follow the instructions in that URL,= >> >> You should, because we can't reproduce your problem. It is difficult = for >> us to figure what's wrong when you don't give us enough details. The = 80% >> or 90% of problems are due users don't keep their installed ports up = to >> date or/and don't follow the /usr/ports/UPDATING. > > I'm sure that it's not easy from your end, but then it makes for one > of the best types of computer games around! > > I started with "portsnap fetch update", and got to the point where > "pkg-version -v" showed that everything was up to date. I then had a > go at installing gnome. The comment of 20071024 in UPDATING did not > apply, as I was not updating gnome, I was installing afresh. So I > fired off "portupgrade -N gnome2", if memory serves correctly, and > the processed crashed on that missing pango-types.defs. Among many > other things, like trying to find a pango-types.defs file, searching > google and elsewhere for any suggestions etc, I tried the > instructions in UPDATING, but it made no difference. > > >> > Even if following the instructions in the bugging.html results in a= >> > correct pango-types.defs file, the fact remains that the Makefile >> > could do with some tweaking to fix the missing dependency. >> >> There is no tweak need as it installs fine by default in several of >> tinderboxes. >> >> # grep pango-types\.defs /usr/ports/x11-toolkits/py-gtk2/pkg-plist >> share/pygtk/2.0/defs/pango-types.defs > > I get the same result as your grep, but in fact none of the pango > files referred to in that pkg-list are on my system. I've done a "cd > /; ls -lgR > lslgR" and searched that lslgR file for those files, but > no go. The output of "pkg_version -v" shows that the only references > to pango are > > gstreamer-plugins-pango-0.10.10_1,2 < needs updating (port has > 0.10.14_2,3) > pango-1.18.3 =3D up-to-date with port > pango-reference-1.18.3_1 =3D up-to-date with port > > There is no reference to py-gtk2, but there is this > py25-gtk-2.12.0 =3D up-to-date with port # cd /usr/ports/x11-toolkits/py-gtk2 # make -V PKGNAME py25-gtk-2.12.0 If user has Python 2.4 installed, then it will be py24-gtk-2.12.0. It's = = why anybody should be follow bugging.html, that way we can know what use= rs = have installed ports in their system. Did you tweak the PACKAGESITE? Did= = you tweak anything else? > Then, I had a go with "portupgrade -PP gnome2", and found a goodly > number of packages to be out of date. So I'm now updating them, > having had to create an empty pango-types.defs file to get past the > crash relating to this file not being found. > > How one can reproduce this I know not, but I still say that the > Makefile should check that all required files exist before attempting > a build. > > I hope that this does not convey any impression of ingratitude, I > really do appreciate greatly the efforts that folk like you have put > into dealing with extremely complex software packages. > > Anyway, I'm now going to watch UEFA Cup soccer, and let the > portupgrade of gnome2 run, until doomsday if necessary . I will waiting for your result too. Cheers, Mezz > Regards > Mike > >> >> Cheers, >> Mezz >> >> > I've no objection if you regard this problem as closed until or if >> > you get a report as per bugging.html, the logic (but not detail) of= >> > that file makes good sense. >> > >> > Regards >> > Mike -- = mezz7@cox.net - mezz@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD GNOME Team - FreeBSD Multimedia Hat (ports, not src) http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/ - gnome@FreeBSD.org http://wiki.freebsd.org/multimedia - multimedia@FreeBSD.org