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Date:      Sun, 4 Feb 1996 23:17:18 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
To:        Keith Leonard <keithl@gil.net>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Ports??
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960204231450.3831M-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960204170520.3609A-100000@wakko.gil.net>

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On Sun, 4 Feb 1996, Keith Leonard wrote:

> It seems that every time I want to get something from the port collection 
> (ok not everytime - I have gotten 1 port to work) the 'make' or 'make 
> install' bombs because of some file missing (usually in the X 
> directories). My original installation was the Kern Developers package 
> from the install menu.
> 
> Every time it bombs I try to trace down the missing files and copy them 
> from the 'live' disk (enmass from the missing subdirectory). But it just 
> doesn't seem to help - the process bombs somewhere else.

You need to install the XF86prog distribution to get the appropriate 
libraries and utilities.

BTW, if you copy/lndir from CD 2, attach it to /usr/X11R6 and symlink to 
/usr/X11.

> The ports I have been trying to get are:
> emacs - why do I need X to run this?

Must have special X support.

> ghostscript - ?

Wants X for display.  I bet there is a flag where you can shut it off.


Try my suggestions above and let us know what you get.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@gladstone.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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