Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 22:35:21 -0700 From: Joe S <js.lists@gmail.com> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Makefile error: your port uses an old layout Message-ID: <43421499.9050608@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20051004012906.GA48281@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <4341D8FB.5040000@gmail.com> <20051004012906.GA48281@xor.obsecurity.org>
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Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Mon, Oct 03, 2005 at 06:20:59PM -0700, Joe S wrote: > >>I can't seem to install quite a few apps from ports. I'm running >>5.4-RELEASE with security patches installed (via freebsd-update). I >>update ports with portsnap. I have updated a few times today. >> >>Example: >># cd /usr/ports/sysutils/smartmontools >># make install clean >>Makefile error: your port uses an old layout. Please update it to match >>this bsd.port.mk. If you have updated your ports collection via cvsup >>and are still getting this error, see Q12 and Q13 in the cvsup FAQ on >>http://www.polstra.com for further information. >>*** Error code 1 >> >>Stop in /usr/ports/sysutils/smartmontools. >> >> >>The FAQ is useless. I've googled for similar errors, no relevant >>results. Any ideas? > > > You have stale cruft in your port directory. Show us what it is.. > > Kris I'm going to try blowing away ports tree and get a fresh update via portsnap.
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