Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 16:11:31 -0500 From: David Syphers <dsyphers@uchicago.edu> To: dannyho@bigpond.net.au Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portsupgrade and apsfilter query Message-ID: <200205261611.31694.dsyphers@uchicago.edu>
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The problem is that you're using an older version of 'ln' than the install
script is expecting. The '-n' switch was added after 4.3-R. To get it,
you'd have to upgrade to a later version of FreeBSD. However, the manpage
for ln (in 4.6-RC) says
"The -h, -i, -n and -v options are non-standard and their use in scripts
is not recommended."
So you have a perfect right to complain to whomever wrote the apsfilter
install script that they're breaking things they shouldn't be.
(I am actually not subscribed to ports@ - I just found your message on google
while trying to figure out an apsfilter problem of my own! :)
-David
original message below
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Hello,
-I am trying to get the latest version of apsfilter
-I am currently running
apsfilter-6.1.1
-And I am running
FreeBSD backup.freebsbsd.org 4.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.3-RELEASE #0: Sat Apr 21
10:54:49 GMT 2001 jkh@narf.osd.bsdi.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC
i386
- I am getting the error below if I try to upgrade to the latest version of
apsfilter using portupgrade.
tar cf - driver | ( cd /usr/local/share/apsfilter && tar xf -)
ln -sfn /usr/local/share/apsfilter /usr/local/etc/apsfilter/basedir
ln: illegal option -- n
usage: ln [-fisv] file1 file2
ln [-fisv] file ... directory
link file1 file2
*** Error code 1
Stop in /usr/ports/print/apsfilter/work/apsfilter.
*** Error code 1
Stop in /usr/ports/print/apsfilter.
*** Error code 1
Stop in /usr/ports/print/apsfilter.
*** Error code 1
Stop in /usr/ports/print/apsfilter.
*** Error code 1
Stop in /usr/ports/print/apsfilter.
** Command failed: make
---> Restoring the old version
Looking forward to your feedback
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