From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Feb 25 0:47:35 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from dart.sr.se (dart.SR.SE [193.12.91.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86AF514CCE for ; Thu, 25 Feb 1999 00:46:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gunnar@pluto.sr.se) Received: from honken.sr.se ([134.25.128.27]) by dart.sr.se (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA09926; Thu, 25 Feb 1999 09:46:33 +0100 (MET) Received: from pluto.sr.se (pluto.SR.SE [134.25.193.91]) by honken.sr.se (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id JAA28881; Thu, 25 Feb 1999 09:46:32 +0100 (MET) Received: (from gunnar@localhost) by pluto.sr.se (8.9.1/8.9.1) id JAA24680; Thu, 25 Feb 1999 09:46:32 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from gunnar) Message-ID: <19990225094631.D24560@sr.se> Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 09:46:31 +0100 From: Gunnar Flygt To: Sasha Egan Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Xwindows-3.3.3.1 Reply-To: flygt@sr.se References: <19990224163713.A22672@sr.se> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: ; from Sasha Egan on Wed, Feb 24, 1999 at 10:18:42AM -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, Feb 24, 1999 at 10:18:42AM -0700, Sasha Egan wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 24, 1999 at 08:19:36AM -0700, Sasha Egan wrote: > > > > > > See that is the problem...this is a fresh install I haven't downloaded > > > Xfree86 yet and the packages that I am installing all require it...I ftp'd > > > to ftp.de.freebsd.org and ftp.freebsd.org and ftp.se.freebsd.org and even > > > europa.netdot.net and looked in the /pub/FreeBSD/3.1-RELEASE/distfiles > > > directory for the XFree86-3.3.3.1 package and didn't see it. > > > Since I didn't see it I guess that is why /stand/sysinstall didn't see it > > > either, hence couldn't install, hence the Warning...Warning package > > > required XFree86-3.3.3. could not be found. Installation aborted. > > > > XFree86 IS available on all FreeBSD ftp servers! It's in the same > > directory as all the other things related to an installation like > > 3.1-RELEASE/XF863331 or XF86332 (if it is ver 3.3.2) > > Curious...why then the error in `sysinstall` and by the way here is the > error verbatium: > > Warning: XFree86-3.3.3.1 is a required package but not found > > Do I need to Download the XF86 package before I try to install vim5 or > anything that requires XF86? Why would you want to install a package that needs X if you don't have X? And if you have another (older ver) of X, you can just follow the tip I gave you in the beginning! > > > > > I see it here right in front of me logged in via ftp to ftp.freebsd.org > > > > > Blah... > > > Why isn't XFree86 being offered by the freebsd sites? > > > if it is where is it located? > > > > Irrelevant! > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, Gunnar Flygt wrote: > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 23, 1999 at 03:51:08PM -0700, Sasha Egan wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I was wondering what was going on with the ports. > > > > > I can't download Xwindows-3.3.3.1, everytime I try to use the ports > > > > > collection I get this warning that says dependant package requires > > > > > xwindows3.3.3.1 not found...I have tried every mirror and main site that I > > > > > can think of...do you know what is going on? > > > > > > > > If you've already got X installed on your system, just mkdir > > > > /var/db/pkg/XFree86-3.3.3.1 or make a symlink from the installed > > > > X-directory in /var/db/pkg to the version you need. -- __o regards, Gunnar ---_ \<,_ email: flygt@sr.se ---- (_)/ (_) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message