Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 16:41:27 +1000 From: Danny <dannyh@idx.com.au> To: "Jonathan Fosburgh" <fosburgh@flash.net>, <nlysaght@one.net.au>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: APSFILTER AND PRINTING Message-ID: <4.3.0.20000713163903.00a7a9b0@192.168.1.194> In-Reply-To: <01c201bfec00$f6202480$ca406f8f@mdacc.tmc.edu> References: <20000712120842.27D5D37BABE@hub.freebsd.org>
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I have been using Apsfilter for 1 year on FreeBSD (except for today when I am using Windows to run VB) Did you purchase the 4 cd set? Maybe you can install it from the CD's Apsfilter installs a directory located in /usr/local/apsfilter Sorry to everyone in advance if I am using Email headers, word wrap etc etc At 07:59 AM 7/12/00 -0500, Jonathan Fosburgh wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: <nlysaght@one.net.au> >To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> >Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 4:02 AM >Subject: APSFILTER AND PRINTING > ><major snippage> > > > > I am a newbie, recently coming from OS/2, > >Welcome! > > > > Two days ago, after going to /usr/ports/print/apsfilter, I ran "make all >clean > > > install" (or the correct order you have it in), and my system was >"making" for > > > about 30 minutes. When I checked it, it seemed to be "looping", the same > > > commands came up. > > > > >Let's take this step-by-step. >cd /usr/ports/print/apsfilter >make distclean # this will make sure that the old build is cleaned and the >old distfile is removed >make # This should fetch, extract, configure, and build the port, make sure >it succeeds and does not die > with a bunch of Error Code 1's >make install # This will install the port. After it is completely installed, >go > look at /var/db/pkg/apsfilter-$version/+CONTENTS and find out > where it installed everything, probably /usr/local/apsfilter >or /usr/local/share/apsfilter > Verify the files are actually installed there, then >make distclean # again > > > > When I did the same thing tonight, connection was refused. > >Probably the machine was not accepting connections due to load. > > > I've now tried to "make deinstall", but it appears, it was never installed > > in the first place. Is there a possibility I have strewn data files and > > bits of programme around my HDD to the point where I will have to > > re-install the whole partition? > > >I doubt this is the case, the ports system is (usually) good about this. >Likely, it never installed a single file outside of >/usr/ports/print/apsfilter. > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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