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Date:      Tue, 16 Apr 2002 12:58:18 +0100
From:      Dominic Marks <dominic_marks@btinternet.com>
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org
Cc:        jdp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ports/37089: Port: net/cvsup depends on X11
Message-ID:  <20020416125818.A95601@host213-123-130-182.in-addr.bto>
In-Reply-To: <200204150840.g3F8e2g48550@freefall.freebsd.org>; from FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org on Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 01:40:02AM -0700
References:  <20020415083824.ABA694E8@host213-123-130-182.in-addr.btopenworld.com> <200204150840.g3F8e2g48550@freefall.freebsd.org>

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On Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 01:40:02AM -0700, FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org wrote:
> Thank you very much for your problem report.
> It has the internal identification `ports/37089'.
> The individual assigned to look at your
> report is: freebsd-ports. 
> 
> You can access the state of your problem report at any time
> via this link:
> 
> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=37089
> 
> >Category:       ports
> >Responsible:    freebsd-ports
> >Synopsis:       Port: net/cvsup depends on X11
> >Arrival-Date:   Mon Apr 15 01:40:01 PDT 2002

Here are some diffs.

This one adds a note to the CVSup section of the Handbook warning
about installing the wrong CVSup for your needs.

Index: chapter.sgml
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors/chapter.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.208
diff -u -r1.208 chapter.sgml
--- chapter.sgml	2002/04/12 10:49:45	1.208
+++ chapter.sgml	2002/04/16 11:31:37
@@ -1685,6 +1685,15 @@
 	<filename role="package">net/cvsup</filename> port depends on the Modula-3
 	system, which takes a substantial amount of time and
 	disk space to download and build.</para>
+
+	<note>
+	  <para>If you are going to be using
+	  <application>CVSup</application> on a machine which will not have
+	  <application>XFree86</application> installed, such as a server, be
+	  sure to use the port which does not include the
+	  <application>CVSup</application> <acronym>GUI</acronym>, <filename
+	  role="package">net/cvsup-without-gui</filename>.</para>
+	</note>
       
       <para>If you do not know anything about 
 	<application>CVSup</application> at all and want a

This next one adds a section to the networking section of the FAQ
about the sort of error you can expect to see if the wrong CVSup has
been installed.

Index: book.sgml
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.427
diff -u -r1.427 book.sgml
--- book.sgml	2002/04/11 21:31:10	1.427
+++ book.sgml	2002/04/16 11:54:39
@@ -8941,6 +8941,34 @@
             performance of your FreeBSD machine.</para>
         </answer>
       </qandaentry>
+
+	  <qandaentry>
+	  	<question id="cvsup-missing-libs">
+		  <para>I've just installed CVSup but trying to execute it
+		  produces errors, what is wrong?</para>
+		</question>
+		<answer>
+		  <para>First make sure the error message that you are
+		  receiving is like the one shown below.</para>
+
+		  <programlisting>/usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object "libXaw.so.6" not found</programlisting>
+
+		  <para>Errors like these are caused by installing the
+		  <filename role="package">net/cvsup</filename> port on a
+		  machine which does not have the
+		  <application>XFree86</application> suite. If you  want to
+		  use the <acronym>GUI</acronym> included with
+		  <application>CVSup</application> you will need to install
+		  <application>XFree86</application> now. Alternatively if you
+		  just wish to use <application>CVSup</application> from a
+		  command line you should delete the package previously
+		  installed. Then install the <filename
+		  role="package">net/cvsup-without-gui</filename> port. This is
+		  covered in more detail in the <ulink
+		  url="http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/cvsup.html">CVSup
+		  section</ulink> of the Handbook.</para>
+		</answer>
+	  </qandaentry>
     </qandaset>
   </chapter>
 

Thanks
-- 
Dominic

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