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Date:      Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:10:08 -0500
From:      jhell <jhell@DataIX.net>
To:        Saige <saige.losli@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Installing cups-1.4.2_1 port reports port MISSING
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1003090806110.96087@qvfongpu.qngnvk.ybpny>
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On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 23:06, saige.losli@ wrote:
>>> Seems hard to believe that such an important function, "cups", is just
>>> missing from the ports tree. I have updated the ports on my system
>>> with:
>>
>>> # csup -g -L 2 /root/ports-supfile
>>> # cd /usr/ports
>>> # make readmes && make index
>>
>>> So if I'm just doing something wrong due to ignorance, please point me
>>> in the right direction so that I can solve my problem... Thank you!
>>
>> This happens occasionally. CD to the /usr/ports/print/cups directory
>> and run: "make clean". Next run: make install and see if the port
>> installs. You might want to create a log file of the
>> build/install routine. If the build fails again, post the log here.
>
> Well, when I cd to /usr/ports/print/cups and "make clean", "make
> install", it /seems/ to build... at least it does not complain. I get:
>
> # make clean
> ===>  Cleaning for cups-1.4.2_1
> # make install clean
> ===>  Extracting for cups-1.4.2_1
> ===>  Patching for cups-1.4.2_1
> ===>   cups-1.4.2_1 depends on executable: espgs - found
> ===>   cups-1.4.2_1 depends on executable: cupsd - found
> ===>  Configuring for cups-1.4.2_1
> ===>  Cleaning for cups-1.4.2_1
> #
>
> So, it's not complaining, right? But when I try to make a test print
> from http://localhost:631, I still get this error message: "/usr/local/
> libexec/cups/filter/rastertokm2430dl failed"
>
> So I tried running portmanager again:
>
> # portmanager print/cups --log
>
> ...and here is the contents of the logfile after I run it:
>
> ========================================================================
> portmanager 0.4.1_9
> FreeBSD freebsd-desktop 8.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE #0: Tue Mar  2
> 18:43:30 PST 2010
>    root@freebsd-desktop:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  amd64
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> autoConflicts              0  autoMoved                  0
> backUp                     0  buildDependsAreLeaves      0
> forced                     0  interactive                0
> log                        1  pmMode                     1
> pristine                   0  resume                     0
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Mon Mar  8 19:52:12 2010
> cups-1.4.2_1                        /print/cups
>    MISSING
> cups-1.4.2_1                        /print/cups
>
> Mon Mar  8 19:52:14 2010
> cups-1.4.2_1                        /print/cups
>    MISSING
> cups-1.4.2_1                        /print/cups
>
> Mon Mar  8 19:52:14 2010
> cups-1.4.2_1                        /print/cups
>    make Strike
> 2
>
> Mon Mar  8 19:52:16 2010
> cups-1.4.2_1                        /print/cups
>    MISSING
> cups-1.4.2_1                        /print/cups
>
> Mon Mar  8 19:52:16 2010
> cups-1.4.2_1                        /print/cups
>    make Strike 3, marking port as ignore/
> looping
>
> Mon Mar  8 19:52:17 2010
> portmanager                         0.4.1_9
>    INFO: finished with some ports not updated  if --log was used see /
> var/log/
> portmanager.log
>
> Mon Mar  8 19:52:17 2010
> end of log
>
>
> Any other suggestions?
>

ports/print/cups is a meta-port it does that when you already have 
installed its requirements and or itself.

whats the output of ( ls /var/db/pkg/ |grep cups )

After that if you have cups-base installed have you tried setting it up 
correctly including being in rc.conf?.

Regards,

-- 

  jhell




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