Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 11:13:32 +1300 From: "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz> To: Nesi Unanaowo <nesi_unanaowo@net.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /usr/ports question Message-ID: <19990216221441.BWEB2899623.mta2-rme@wocker> In-Reply-To: <36C9E452.408BE288@net.com>
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On 16 Feb 99, at 13:34, Nesi Unanaowo wrote: > I have just reinstalled my OS (3.0) In the /usr/ports/print > directory for example there are packages that i would like to use > but these packages have not been properly installed even though > they are no longer in the compressed tar format. > How do I get these packages to install properly? Do I need to > reinstall the ports from the CD? An attempt to do a "make" > in the /usr/ports/print directory failed with error messages > suggesting that it did not find the appropriate packages in the > correct format. There was even a suggestion of manually > installing these packages into /usr/ports/disfiles directory which > right now is empty. A couple of things which might help: how to install the base for each port: http://www.freebsddiary.com/freebsd/allports.htm how to get the most recent ports: http://www.freebsdzine.org/articles/newbie.shtml how to install a port by hand: http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook26.html good luck -- Dan Langille The FreeBSD Diary http://www.FreeBSDDiary.com/freebsd To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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