Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 03:44:20 +0200 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@people.tecnik93.com> To: vark <vark@thegilmancompany.com> Cc: ale@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port: php4-extensions-1.0 Message-ID: <20050104034420.4ba00662@it.buh.tecnik93.com> In-Reply-To: <41D9DC57.8020101@thegilmancompany.com> References: <41D9DC57.8020101@thegilmancompany.com>
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[ please don't cc ale if you reply, there's nothing wrong with his port ] On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 15:59:19 -0800 vark <vark@thegilmancompany.com> wrote: > Hi, > first thanks for the php ports! I'm also new to FreeBSD. I had an > issue with adding another option to the options menu for this port. The > following is the steps that I went through: > > 1. not knowing any better I reran a "make install clean distclean" distclean will delete the sources and it is not necessary. > to add another option and got: php4-extensions is a "mete-port"; it would have been easier to locate the individual extension port and install it. > > ===> php4-extensions-1.0 is already installed > You may wish to ``make deinstall'' and install this port again > by ``make reinstall'' to upgrade it properly. > If you really wish to overwrite the old port of > lang/php4-extensions > without deleting it first, set the variable > "FORCE_PKG_REGISTER" > in your environment or the "make install" command line. > *** Error code 1 > > which was good. > > 2. I did a "make deinstall" as suggested by the error. > 3. I then the "make reinstall" but, never got the options menu to > come up. Right. Your options where saved so there was no need to prompt you again. make config will give you the OPTIONS screen. > 4. "make deinstall" again. > 5. "make install clean distclean", and again no options menu. > 6. "make deinstall" again. > 7. renamed /var/db/ports/php4-extensions to > /var/db/ports/old-php4-extensions make rmconfig > 8. "make install clean distclean", this time got the menu options > screen and everything was good. > > just wanted let you know. I'm not sure if I went through the right > deinstall process and brought this problem on myself. Again, thanks for > the ports. As I've said, there is a simpler way: Let's say you want php4-mhash, you have installed php4-extensions without it: just cd /usr/ports/security/php4-mhash && make install clean Read the ports chapter of the handbook, please. -- IOnut Unregistered ;) FreeBSD "user"
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