Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 12:34:47 -0800 From: Kurt Werle <kwerle@pobox.com> To: "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> Cc: gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: libxslt build error Message-ID: <18157C28-506B-11D9-866C-0003935B2C48@pobox.com> In-Reply-To: <opsi55vyis9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> References: <16B61C84-505B-11D9-866C-0003935B2C48@pobox.com> <opsi5484ze9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> <B3072D6A-5068-11D9-866C-0003935B2C48@pobox.com> <opsi55vyis9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com>
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On Dec 17, 2004, at 12:29 PM, Jeremy Messenger wrote: > On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 12:17:39 -0800, Kurt Werle <kwerle@pobox.com> > wrote: > >> >> On Dec 17, 2004, at 12:16 PM, Jeremy Messenger wrote: >> >>> On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:40:13 -0800, Kurt Werle <kwerle@pobox.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> libxslt failed to build with the following error (from >>>> /usr/ports... on FreeBSD 4.7): >>>> checking for libxml libraries >= 2.6.15... configure: error: >>>> Version 2.5.8 found. You need at least libxml2 2.6.15 for this >>>> version of libxslt >>>> >>>> Looks like one of the makefile depends needs fixing. >>> >>> No, your machine needs to be fixing. Learn to use portupgrade for >>> update all of your apps first, before you can touch port what you >>> are trying to install. We have libxml2 2.6.16 in ports tree. >> >> I did a cvsup (all of ports) right before building. > > CVSup only merely update your ports tree and don't update your apps > what you already have them installed. The portupgrade will update your > apps for you by automatic, you can install portupgrade from > sysutils/portupgrade. > > You have libxml2 2.5.8, so it's very old like over a year ago or more. > You will have to check in /usr/ports/UPDATING, read manpage of > portupgrade and google for portupgrade to find few good articles about > it. Update your apps that are over a year old won't be fun, I would > rebuild/reinstall all apps. I have already upgraded libxml and libxslt (since reporting the issue). However, it has been my experience that most packages correctly detect which version of a library is required and whether or not it has been installed. libxslt does not seem to do so in this case. Kurt --- kwerle@pobox.com http://www.pobox.com/~kwerle/ Tired of spam? Control your Mailserver (or .forward)? http://tess.sf.net
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