Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:06:04 -0500 From: Jonathan Horne <freebsd@dfwlp.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: To install xorg meta port in preparation for xorg upgrade Message-ID: <200706211006.04783.freebsd@dfwlp.com> In-Reply-To: <340a29540706210732k40db5365if0fe8fc25d7d5c3f@mail.gmail.com> References: <340a29540706210732k40db5365if0fe8fc25d7d5c3f@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thursday 21 June 2007 09:32:31 Andrew Falanga wrote: > Hi, > > How can one install the xorg meta port for version 6.9 before > beginning the upgrade to 7.2? I have already updated my ports tree, > and I don't think I do one of these numbers any longer: > > cd /usr/ports/x11/xorg && make install clean > > I then thought about downloading the 6.9 xorg package, but all I found > on the freebsd ftp servers was a package for 7.2. I see in the > UPDATING file for ports that if one doesn't have the meta port > installed, they will missout on several sub ports for xorg 7.2. > > Andy > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" i think the easiest way will be to set the variable PACKAGESITE to ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6.2-release/All/ (or that of your other favorite mirror) for bash-like shells, export PACKAGESITE=ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6.2-release/All/ or csh-like shells, setenv PACKAGESITE ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6.2-release/All/ then 'pkg_add -r xorg' and it should grab it. if not, try naming it by full package name, 'pkg_add -r xorg-6.9.0'. good luck, -- Jonathan Horne http://dfwlpiki.dfwlp.org freebsd@dfwlp.com
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