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Date:      Mon, 9 Feb 2015 13:57:25 -0800
From:      Rick Thomas <rbthomas@pobox.com>
To:        FreeBSD PowerPC ML <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org>
Subject:   repository of pre-compiled packages for powerpc?
Message-ID:  <6A193C95-31B9-4C85-A7EE-CA98A3063981@pobox.com>

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I=92ve installed FreeBSD 10.1 RELEASE on a PowerMac G4 Quicksilver.  It =
seems to work reasonably well, but the pkg command seems to have a =
problem finding its repositories=85   Am I doing something wrong?

> [root@grey ~]# pkg search port
> pkg: Repository FreeBSD missing. 'pkg update' required
> pkg: http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:10:powerpc/latest/meta.txz: Not =
Found
> pkg: http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:10:powerpc/latest/packagesite.txz: =
Not Found
> pkg: Repository FreeBSD cannot be opened. 'pkg update' required

> [root@grey ~]# env
> HOST=3Dgrey.rcthomas.org
> SHELL=3D/bin/csh
> TERM=3Dxterm-256color
> GROUP=3Dwheel
> USER=3Droot
> HOSTTYPE=3DFreeBSD
> PAGER=3Dmore
> =
PATH=3D/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local=
/bin:/root/bin
> MAIL=3D/var/mail/root
> BLOCKSIZE=3DK
> PWD=3D/root
> EDITOR=3Dvi
> SHLVL=3D2
> HOME=3D/root
> OSTYPE=3DFreeBSD
> VENDOR=3Dmotorola
> LOGNAME=3Droot
> MACHTYPE=3Dpowerpc


Compiling ports takes *lots* of time on this decade old machine (700MHz, =
single core, 1GB RAM) =97 not fun!

Thanks!
Rick=



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