Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 00:43:24 -0800 From: Jim Mock <jim@geekhouse.net> To: Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: help with upgrading from a 4.1 port setup? Message-ID: <20010121004323.B2687@envy.geekhouse.net> In-Reply-To: <20010121004113.A2687@envy.geekhouse.net>; from jim@geekhouse.net on Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 12:41:13AM -0800 References: <p05001960b6904bf6c64e@[192.168.168.205]> <20010121004113.A2687@envy.geekhouse.net>
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On Sun, 21 Jan 2001 at 00:41:13 -0800, Jim Mock wrote: > On Sun, 21 Jan 2001 at 00:29:48 -0800, Rich Morin wrote: > > I have FreeBSD 4.1 installed, as: > > > > FreeBSD cfcl.com 4.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.1-RELEASE #0: > > Fri Jul 28 14:30:31 GMT 2000 > > jkh@ref4.freebsd.org:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC i386 > > > > I decided to get brave and bring in a new ports tarball, > > because I wanted to install some newish package releases. > > So, I did this, saving my old (active) ports directories > > for reference. Unfortunately, when I went into the new > > ports tree and tried to build something (postgresql7), I > > received the following nastygram: > > > > (SU) rdm@cfcl.com [...databases/postgresql7] 1: make > > FreeBSD: not found > > "/usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk", line 532: warning: > > "FreeBSD -s" returned non-zero status > > FreeBSD: not found > > ===> postgresql-7.0.3 : Your system is too old to use > > this bsd.port.mk. You need a fresh make world or an > > upgrade kit. Please go to http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/ > > or a mirror site and follow the instructions. > > > > No problem, I thought. Lessee now, the site lists a pile > > of "Upgrade kits"; where is the one I need? Whoops! The > > latest kit is "For users of 4.0-release or 4.0-stable > > after 4.0-release". THAT doesn't look right! > > > > So, can someone tell me what I need to do (and perhaps put > > something appropriate on the web page, as well)? > > You need the 4.1 upgrade kit. Will added it to the site earlier today, > but it's not there yet because the site hasn't rebuilt yet. In the > meantime, you can get it from: Open mouth, insert foot. It's there now. Sorry about that. - jim -- jim mock <jim@jmock.com> work: jim@osd.bsdi.com | jim@FreeBSD.org http://soupnazi.org/ BSDi Open Source Div | http://bsdi.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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