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Date:      Wed, 27 May 1998 20:52:48 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Spidey <beaupran@JSP.UMontreal.CA>
To:        Chris Porter <Porter@castlegate.net>
Cc:        Question=answer <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Port Installation Problems?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980527201740.614B-100000@outpost.nada.org>
In-Reply-To: <001901bd89b4$9afe0820$73c9a8cf@tech-machine.castlegate.net>

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Hmmm... Seems like you don't know very much about the ports... See the
handbook at /usr/share/doc/handbook/handbook.html or .ascii.

For a immediate solution, you might try to use "make install" instead of
plain "make".

Spidey

On Wed, 27 May 1998, Chris Porter wrote:

> I purchased the FreeBSD 2-cd set a year or so ago and it has worked fine with one exception: When I install ports into /usr/ports they don't actually run. I just get a directory with the same name as the port I was trying to install with sub-directories like CVS, pkg, files and the like. I have tried to MAKE the program, but I always get the message that the file is up to date. I have also been unable to get the Boot Manager to activate when I install it from a Windows 95-based system. Any suggestions? Please respond to this address as I am not subscribed to any FreeBSD mailing lists at this time.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Chris Porter
> General Tech and Web Programmer at castlegate.net
> 

Spidey

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