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Subject: Re: can't upgrade - catch-22
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On Sunday 28 October 2007, Keith Seyffarth said:
> > try: setenv X11BASE /usr/X11R6
> >
> > then rebuild portupgrade.
>
> That still gives the 'cannot set X11BASE' error... If I run env
> after setting the X11BASE as instructed above, it is set, but I
> still get the error.
>
> Keith

Do you have anything custom set in etc/make.conf?

Try putting the following in etc/make.conf:

USE_NONDEFAULT_X11BASE= yes
X11BASE= /usr/X11R6

Beech


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