Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 22:24:49 +0200 From: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org> To: sroberts@dsl.pipex.com Cc: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org>, Kevin Golding <kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk>, 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: <20020724222449.A84349@abigail.blackend.org> In-Reply-To: <1027539205.3d3f0105e49e5@netmail.pipex.net>; from sroberts@dsl.pipex.com on Wed, Jul 24, 2002 at 08:33:25PM %2B0100 References: <1027534025.3d3eecc9e656e@netmail.pipex.net> <5iQKrFB97uP9EwxH@caomhin.demon.co.uk> <1027536277.3d3ef59533fb0@netmail.pipex.net> <kTAdnRB%2BjvP9EwhI@caomhin.demon.co.uk> <1027537417.3d3efa09e9316@netmail.pipex.net> <20020724212218.B83166@abigail.blackend.org> <1027539205.3d3f0105e49e5@netmail.pipex.net>
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On Wed, Jul 24, 2002 at 08:33:25PM +0100, sroberts@dsl.pipex.com wrote: > > HI Marac, Marc :)) > Thanks for that info (and example). It certainly does look as if you've > managed to locate the latest version there. > > I'll give this a go and let the list know if I am successful. > Please do. I will add something about it in the http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-install.html section of the handbook as "pkg_add -r XFree86" can be confusing for many persons cause mostly of them would think about "pkg_add -r XFree86-4" instead. Marc To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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