From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 20 02:23:37 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: ports@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F5AD16A400 for ; Sun, 20 May 2007 02:23:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout3.cac.washington.edu (mxout3.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.166]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C6F313C457 for ; Sun, 20 May 2007 02:23:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.33.7] (may be forged)) by mxout3.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.03) with ESMTP id l4K2NaSt011135 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Sat, 19 May 2007 19:23:36 -0700 X-Auth-Received: from [192.168.10.45] (c-67-166-149-71.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [67.166.149.71]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.03) with ESMTP id l4K2NZFI030200 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Sat, 19 May 2007 19:23:36 -0700 Message-ID: <464FB127.4080103@u.washington.edu> Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 19:23:35 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.0 (Windows/20070326) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: KAYVEN RIESE References: <20070510212817.GA67897@xor.obsecurity.org> <20070519125728.GA17457@pythagoras.physics.upatras.gr> <20070520003723.GK1164@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 5.3.1.294258, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.1.298604, Antispam-Data: 2007.5.19.191143 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Cc: ports@freebsd.org, Peter Jeremy Subject: Re: HEADS UP: xorg 7.2 ready for testing X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 02:23:37 -0000 KAYVEN RIESE wrote: > > > On Sun, 20 May 2007, Peter Jeremy wrote: > >> >> The closest I can find to any details on this is your posting of >> 17 May 2007 12:05:07 -0700 where you post an extract of gtk20 >> failing to configure. Did you follow the instructions that you >> copied into that posting? > > last thing i tried was: > > #pkg_deinstall -f pango > #cd /usr/ports/x11-toolkits/pango > #make install clean > #pkgdb -F; shutdown -h now > > [went to bed] > > i have a note to > > #portsnap fetch update > > i am thinking of shutting out my _sole_ terminal running pine > right now and following that instruction after i ctl-D my mailserver > login back to my machine. > > i remember trying to follow the instructions in an error message > having to do with "deinstall (ferget)" and "reinstall (whateveritwas)" > > now i am reading posts about doing repettive portupgrade -a .. > > i am sorry for having a "low comfort level." i want to improve. > its hard for me right now only having the ability to have one unix > command line window open and no printer. if my X was up it would be > easier. gtk20 is causing me fits, but that's just the symptom. The cause is that the pkg database(s) are fubared and the ruby utils are doing a bad job at guessing where x11-toolkit/gtk20 is (even though the location hasn't changed >_>). -Garrett