Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 00:32:23 -0600 From: "Doug Schwieder" <dougschwieder@earthlink.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: ports install problems Message-ID: <000801c1ffc8$1ab38800$b0e2aec7@e0v0a6>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C1FF95.CF04E8E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi folks. I am at the end of my patience, so time to ask. I've been all = through the man pages/books/internet looking for answers & don't see = any. After writing all of what's below, I can summarize my problem: X & = friends don't work, and I can't install all of the ports, error messages = come up. see the last paragraph for what looks like the obvious problem. = The gory details are inbetween the 2. Thanks. Doug Schwieder=20 I've had problems with both kde & gnome not responding to mouse clicks. = Always on the same buttons, in same windows, some graphical = configuration stuff does'nt do anything when you try it. eg: = screensavers, black screen instead of demos, no preview button, no edit = options on some, optional window managers don't work, enlightenment, = aren't listed, etc I could go on and on so I'm suspecting this stuff = isn't completely installed. Uninstalled reinstalled 2 3 4 times can't = keep track now. More stuff is functional but same general situation. In order to solve tried reinstalling "all" ports, to avoid problems and = time installing separate packages. This doesn't work, error messages = about not being able to find "9e...tar.gz", etc. Tried installing gnome = & kde, same messages about numerous files. Solution: went to 2nd vt = added packages that make said weren't there, went back to make again, = each time this got me farther before error messages came up. Eventually = added all the packages that make couldn't find, make happened error = free. This went ditto for gnome & kde. This somewhat confused me though. = Wasn't using "pkg_add..." installing the binaries, which make would have = had to compile from source? If that's the difference between adding = packages and ports, why did make suddenly find the source after adding = the packages manually in binary form? Incidentally the names of the = files that make said it couldn't find always had a slightly different = extension than the package file on the cdrom. eg "gnome....tar.gz" in = error message versus "gnome ....tgz" on cd. Also incidentally, for this = reason I gave up on linux, exact same problem with Mandrake cd's I = bought a year or 2 ago, gnome & kde weren't very functional. Looking in the handbook that came with the dist, I see that make looks = for the files in either /usr/ports/distfiles, which is almost completely = empty, except for what I add manually, and /cdrom/ports/distfiles. On my = cd's there isn't any ports directory on 3 or 4. Of course #1 has the = ports directory but no distfiles. Is this the answer to why make can't = find them? Or is this a typo in the book? Where does make look for the = files? ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C1FF95.CF04E8E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#fffff0> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi folks. I am at the end of my patience, so time to = ask. I've=20 been all through the man pages/books/internet looking for answers & = don't=20 see any.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>After writing all of what's below, I can summarize = my problem:=20 X & friends don't work, and I can't install all of the ports, = error=20 messages come up. see the last paragraph for what looks like the obvious = problem. The gory details are inbetween the 2.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Doug Schwieder</FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I've had problems with both kde & gnome not = responding to=20 mouse clicks. Always on the same buttons, in same windows, some = graphical=20 configuration stuff does'nt do anything when you try it. eg: = screensavers, black=20 screen instead of demos, no preview button, no edit options on some, = optional=20 window managers don't work, enlightenment, aren't listed, etc I could go = on and=20 on so I'm suspecting this stuff isn't completely installed. Uninstalled=20 reinstalled 2 3 4 times can't keep track now.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>More stuff is functional but same general=20 situation.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>In order to solve tried reinstalling "all" ports, to = avoid=20 problems and time installing separate packages. This doesn't work, error = messages about not being able to find "9e...tar.gz", etc. Tried = installing gnome=20 & kde, same messages about numerous files. Solution: went to 2nd vt = added=20 packages that make said weren't there, went back to make again, each = time this=20 got me farther before error messages came up. Eventually added all the = packages=20 that make couldn't find, make happened error free. This went ditto for = gnome=20 & kde. This somewhat confused me though. Wasn't using "pkg_add..."=20 installing the binaries, which make would have had to compile from = source? If=20 that's the difference between adding packages and ports, why did make = suddenly=20 find the source after adding the packages manually in binary form? = Incidentally=20 the names of the files that make said it couldn't find always had a = slightly=20 different extension than the package file on the cdrom. eg = "gnome....tar.gz" in=20 error message versus "gnome ....tgz" on cd. Also incidentally, for this = reason I=20 gave up on linux, exact same problem with Mandrake cd's I bought a year = or 2=20 ago, gnome & kde weren't very functional.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Looking in the handbook that came with the dist, I = see that=20 make looks for the files in either /usr/ports/distfiles, which is almost = completely empty, except for what I add manually, and = /cdrom/ports/distfiles. On=20 my cd's there isn't any ports directory on 3 or 4. Of course #1 has the = ports=20 directory but no distfiles. Is this the answer to why make can't find = them? Or=20 is this a typo in the book? Where does make look for the = files?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C1FF95.CF04E8E0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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