Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 13:25:45 -0400 (EDT) From: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: FreeBSD LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.Org> Subject: Re: 1 in 8 success with `pkg_add -r` Message-ID: <20020903132254.D27368-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net> In-Reply-To: <20020902003705.M27353-100000@hades>
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On Mon, 2 Sep 2002, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > I hope you do realise, though, that without seeing the exact error > message printed, if any, nobody can help you effectively. The usual pkg_add error I normally (often) get is that it is attempting to get ftp://blah.blah.blah/pkgname.tgz then a line saying not found. > Then, try using the port to install it: > # cd /usr/ports/x11/imwheel I haven't yet learned how to use portupgrade -- in this case I would only want imwheel and not -all- ports. To replicate the folder structure locally I would have to do a number of ftp's (since there is no tarball). > # make install clean > -- > FreeBSD: The Power to Serve -- http://www.FreeBSD.org What does the clean part do? i.e. why make then install then clean (in that order?) Does make install make a binary to run or a sh configure.sh? -- Peter Leftwich President & Founder Video2Video Services Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA +1-413-403-9555 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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