Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 19:44:37 +0100 From: <sroberts@dsl.pipex.com> To: Kevin Golding <kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk> Cc: <sroberts@dsl.pipex.com>, <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: pkg_add -r XFree86-4 fails - How do I tell pkg_add to look somewhere else for target? Message-ID: <1027536277.3d3ef59533fb0@netmail.pipex.net> In-Reply-To: <5iQKrFB97uP9EwxH@caomhin.demon.co.uk> References: <1027534025.3d3eecc9e656e@netmail.pipex.net> <5iQKrFB97uP9EwxH@caomhin.demon.co.uk>
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Thanks for the reply, Kevin, However, I think that the address you included is indeed the address from which pkg_add is failing to fetch XFree86-4. Stacey Quoting Kevin Golding <kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk>: > Someone, quite probably , once wrote: > > I want to install the latest version of XFree86-4. > > > >I've already tried going via the ports an hour ago, which failed with > lots of > >syntax errors. I do not want to bother with the port, and would like to > install > >via a package. > > > >However, pkg_add -r XFree86-4 fails with "File not available" whilst > attempting > >to fetch the package from some FreeBSD mirror. > > > >How do I tell pkg_add to try somewhere else? > > You can give it an actual location if you like: > > # pkg_add ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/branches/-current/ports/x11/ > XFree86-4 > > Kevin > -- > kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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