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Date:      Thu, 30 Sep 2004 21:40:37 +0200
From:      Christian Hiris <4711@chello.at>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        bsdfsse <bsdfsse@optonline.net>
Subject:   Re: How do you know how to install ports? (like vmware3)
Message-ID:  <200409302140.53339.4711@chello.at>
In-Reply-To: <415BA1A3.3010608@optonline.net>
References:  <415BA1A3.3010608@optonline.net>

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On Thursday 30 September 2004 08:03, bsdfsse wrote:
> For example, I have been trying to install the vmware3 port - and I find
> all kinds of tidbits all over the web about little things that need to
> be done to get it to work.  The information sometimes covers version
> 2.0, sometimes 3.2, and sometimes 4.5. If someone just goes in to
> /usr/ports/emulators/vmware3 and does a "make install", how would they
> know what else to do?
>
> I'm new to FreeBSD, maybe I am missing something obvious?

You probably missed the pkg-message display. In your terminal session, simply 
scroll back a view lines after the install target has been completed or type 
'cat /usr/ports/emulators/vmware3/pkg-message' to view it again.

Cheers,
ch

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