Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 20:38:54 +0100 From: <sroberts@dsl.pipex.com> To: Joe Kelsey <joe@zircon.seattle.wa.us> Cc: <sroberts@dsl.pipex.com>, Kevin Golding <kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org>, <freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Installing gnome2 with XFree86-4 - Why is this so difficilt????? Message-ID: <1027280334.3d3b0dce10b27@netmail.pipex.net> In-Reply-To: <1027279835.9621.166.camel@zircon.zircon.seattle.wa.us> References: <1027264013.3d3ace0d2ae43@netmail.pipex.net> <PBz3TBB3MtO9Ews2@caomhin.demon.co.uk> <1027267150.3d3ada4e19ce0@netmail.pipex.net> <WMqhADBSVwO9EwfI@caomhin.demon.co.uk> <1027278885.3d3b0825bd614@netmail.pipex.net> <1027279835.9621.166.camel@zircon.zircon.seattle.wa.us>
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I'll answer for each point here, if its okay: > Step 0. cvsup your ports tree. Ports tree already cvsup'd (three times since yesterday morning) > Step 0.5 Install portupgrade from /usr/ports/portupgrade. Learn how to > properly use the new tools, especially the -R and -r flags to > portinstall/portupgrade. Portupgrade is already installed ( and I can't upgrade something that isn't already installed, or am I wrong?) I haven't tried portinstall.., how is this different to running "make && make install clean in /usr/ports/x11/gnome2? > portinstall -R gnome2 Again, I've not tried portinstall for gnome2 either. Seeing that gnome2 flaked out on the gle error, would "make distclean" be sufficient for removing the bins that got downloaded for this failed install? Thanks for the information here. Stacey Quoting Joe Kelsey <joe@zircon.seattle.wa.us>: > Step 0. cvsup your ports tree. > > Step 0.5 Install portupgrade from /usr/ports/portupgrade. Learn how to > properly use the new tools, especially the -R and -r flags to > portinstall/portupgrade. > > On Sun, 2002-07-21 at 12:14, sroberts@dsl.pipex.com wrote: > > > > Hi Kevin, > > Okay.., I'm at the point of considering rebuilding the box here. > > > > Before I do, I'd appreciate though, frank answers to two scenarios if > you can.., > > > > 1] Stop the current re-install of XFree86-4 (with the constant > failings due to > > components being already installed:- > > > > Can I stop this re-install? > > You can stop any re-install at any point. > > > > Is there a procedure for then ensuring that I *copmpletely* wipe all > instances > > of XFree-<anything> from the system, before attempting installing via > a package? > > pkg_delete -f 'XFree*' > > > 2] Seeing that this whole situation is all about my initial failed > attempts to > > install gnome2,: > > > > After completion of the XFree86-4 install (via ports or packages), > should I > > proceed on from the point where the gnome2 install fails (at the gle > error)? > > portinstall -R gnome2 > > > If not, and I have to re-fetch fresh gnome2 sources, is there a > procedure for > > *completely* removing ALL instances of gnome from the system? > > > > For both scenarios above, how do I ensure that I get the latest > (hopefully > > correct) binaries for installation? > > > > Thanks again Kevin., Please don't think that I mean to place you in a > spot or > > anything., you're just the *only* person that's bothered to reply to > my post on > > this list. > > > > Stacey > > > > Quoting Kevin Golding <kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk>: > > > > > Someone, quite probably , once wrote: > > > >I'm actually running the re-install of XFree86-4 at the moment > wihtout > > > having > > > >done a make distclean. Is this the reason why for each component, > it > > > fails > > > >with "error: XFree86-4<component> already installed, perhaps an > older > > > >version..,"? > > > > > > > >Would it be in my interest then to stop this and restart from the > > > beginning? > > > > > > It sounds like everything wasn't quite removed when you deinstalled. > > > > > > ls /var/db/pkg | grep -i xfree > > > > > > That should show up a few things that might need removing. Else > make > > > sure your ports tree is fully up to date and then run: > > > > > > portversion -L = > > > > > > That may show up a few out of date things that could be worth > upgrading. > > > > > > portupgrade -rR XFree86-4 > > > > > > The above might resolve a few issues if you are out of date. Else > it > > > might be worth thinking about packages this time: > > > > > > pkg_add -r XFree86-4 > > > > > > Will get the latest binary and hopefully get you back to a working > > > state. Then you could probably track X using portupgrade to reduce > > > hassle. > > > > > > Kevin > > > > > > >Quoting Kevin Golding <kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk>: > > > > > > > >> Someone, quite probably Stacey Roberts, once wrote: > > > >> >1] From the *one* reply I've had to my earlier post concerning > the > > > >> gnome2 > > > >> >install failure, it appear that I have to re-install > XFree86-4.2.0. > > > Why > > > >> is that > > > >> >after running pkg_delete on XFree86-4.0.2, "make" doesn't go out > and > > > >> get a > > > >> >fresh set of files for the re-install? > > > >> > > > > >> >Am I missing something about the make process here? Presumably > there > > > >> was > > > >> >something wrong with the XFree86-4 sources I got yesterday when > I > > > >> installed it, > > > >> >so I would have thought it logical that I should be obtaining a > > > fresh > > > >> set of > > > >> >source files for the new install. > > > >> > > > >> To fetch new sources you need to remove the old ones from > > > >> /usr/ports/distfiles. You can either manually rm each tarball or > > > just > > > >> run "make distclean" before "make". > > > >> > > > >> It can also be worth running "make fetch" as your first step to > > > install > > > >> a port as that simply downloads any files you are missing for > that > > > port > > > >> (although not dependencies). > > > >> > > > >> >2] To do the install of XFree86-4 anyways, what I did was > pkg_delete > > > of > > > >> XFree86- > > > >> >3 in /var/db/pkg; rm -rf /usr/X11R6/*, then editing > /etc/make.conf > > > to > > > >> reflect > > > >> >that the XFree version is now 4 > > > >> > > > >> Since 4.6 I believe the default X has been 4 making such a config > > > >> redundant. It might be worth running through > /etc/defaults/make.conf > > > >> and seeing if you need to change anything else. If you're not > using > > > 4.6 > > > >> then don't worry about it. > > > >> > > > >> Kevin > > > >> -- > > > >> kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > -- > > > kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-gnome" in the body of the message > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-gnome" in the body of the message
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