From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Feb 11 15:14:41 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from bryden.apana.org.au (bryden.apana.org.au [203.3.126.129]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D73E837B401 for ; Sun, 11 Feb 2001 15:14:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from roadrunner (roadrunner.apana.org.au [203.3.126.132]) by bryden.apana.org.au (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id f1BNELE10906 for ; Mon, 12 Feb 2001 09:14:25 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from dougy@bryden.apana.org.au) Message-ID: <04ca01c09480$721e7fa0$847e03cb@apana.org.au> From: "Doug Young" To: Subject: more problems with ports Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 09:13:53 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_04C5_01C094D4.1ECCF4E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_04C5_01C094D4.1ECCF4E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Would someone please enlighten me on how to install ANYTHING from ports = without always getting=20 "Stop in /usr/ports/xxxxxxxxxx" "*** Error code 1" Some time ago someone on this list advised me to setup CVSUP, so I have = that updating ports daily & source weekly, however it appears to have = made the ports problem worse. Previously only some ports were afflicted by the "Error 1" bug, now it = appears that every one has the same problem. If all ports were available = as a sysinstall package it wouldn't be a problem, but seems the number = of sysinstall packages is being decreased with later versions of = FreeBSD. Not all of us wish to compile everything from source, = especially as the instructions aren't always as descriptive as they = could be for non-experts. If I simply download the relevant distfile & pop it in = /usr/ports/distfiles, will that be an effective workaround for this = problem ?? ------=_NextPart_000_04C5_01C094D4.1ECCF4E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Would someone please enlighten me on = how to install=20 ANYTHING from ports without always getting

"Stop in = /usr/ports/xxxxxxxxxx"

"*** Error code 1"

Some time ago someone on this list = advised me to=20 setup CVSUP, so I have that updating ports daily & source weekly, = however it=20 appears to have made the ports problem worse.

Previously only some ports were = afflicted by the=20 "Error 1" bug, now it appears that every one has the same problem. If = all ports=20 were available as a sysinstall package it wouldn't be a problem, but = seems the=20 number of sysinstall packages is being decreased with later versions of = FreeBSD.=20 Not all of us wish to compile everything from source, especially as the=20 instructions aren't always as descriptive as they could be for=20 non-experts.

If I simply download the relevant = distfile &=20 pop it in /usr/ports/distfiles, will that be an effective workaround for = this=20 problem ??

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