Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 06:44:53 +0700 From: Erich <erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> To: Jason Hellenthal <jhellenthal@dataix.net> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why are you NOT using FreeBSD --> an example and a solution Message-ID: <1443905.ZHsCDgXC9N@x220.ovitrap.com> In-Reply-To: <20120613042016.GA3206@DataIX.net> References: <29122915.NDnaqcIOs3@x220.ovitrap.com> <20120613042016.GA3206@DataIX.net>
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Hi, On 13 June 2012 0:20:16 Jason Hellenthal wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 09:53:04AM +0700, Erich wrote: > > Hi, > > Hi, Do we really need another one of these pointless rambling threads... if it helps to keep newcomers with FreeBSD. > > > > > I placed FreeBSD 10 on an empty disk and downloaded then the ports tree from yesterday. > > > > > > http://wiki.freebsd.org/Intel_GPU > > Read the FAQ ? The problem has not much to do with X. > > > Installation of Joe. > > > > Joe is always the first port I install as I am used to its commands. I then download and compile other ports. As I am currently on a low-bandwidth Internet connection, I try to keep the machine busy during the night with large downloads. > > Irrelevant It is as I only get errors like this when I install Joe first. > > > > > Parallel downloading and compilation of scribus and xorg-server > > > > > > How can we help newcomers to avoid this kind of problems? > > > > By contributing to PRs and the correct mailing list with solutions, > outcomes, patches etc... > I am one step further now. As I am getting errors like this very often since I use this method of installing ports I thought that there must be something basic what I am doing wrong. The cause of the problem happens much earlier. I used PCBSD to get FreeBSD onto the disk and did then a source upgrade. This went fine. But PCBSD installed many ports. I assumed now that after deleting them with 'pkg_delete -a' there are all gone and installation can start. Of course, pkg_delete brings some error messages that it could not delete this or that as the package list is wrong. After getting the errors mentioned here, I used to run 'make deinstall' in the affected port. This solved the problem. I wonder now what the difference between pkg_delete and make deinstall is. As I mentioned before, I am getting these errors randomly since around 2007. I obviously never used make deinstall then. I will go back now to the FreeBSD ports installation. > Part of it made it to this thread under a wrong subject line but its a > start... > > Erich
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