Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:07:35 +0700 From: Erich <erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> To: Adam Strohl <adams-freebsd@ateamsystems.com> Cc: erob@gthcfoundation.org, Etienne Robillard <animelovin@gmail.com>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why Are You NOT Using FreeBSD? Message-ID: <2454124.AkQPmLjFUd@x220.ovitrap.com> In-Reply-To: <4FCC42BE.20101@ateamsystems.com> References: <C480320C-0CD9-4B61-8AFB-37085C820AB7@FreeBSD.org> <1933413.9F9m1gfubp@x220.ovitrap.com> <4FCC42BE.20101@ateamsystems.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Hi, On 04 June 2012 12:08:14 Adam Strohl wrote: > On 6/4/2012 4:23, Erich Dollansky wrote: > > On 03 June 2012 PM 11:41:12 Adam Strohl wrote: > >> On 6/3/2012 19:19, Erich Dollansky wrote: > >>> do a simple thing. Install a naked 8.3, 9.0 or 10.0 on a fresh hard disk. Get then the ports tree and start compiling X. > >>> > >>> I did not get a running system since at least 2007 when I did this. There was always at least one manual intervention needed. > >>> > >>> I did this the last time in the first week of May. > >>> > >>> Yes, I know how to fix this. Yes, I reported things like this at the beginning. After getting always the answer that it is working on my machine, I stopped reporting it. > >> > >> Just built a VM and installed 9.0-R from the ISO. > >> > >> Installed gnu-screen and bash (from ports). > >> > > you did not compile it as the first item. > > I don't understand what you are saying. > > I did a 'make install' on a clean system with only bash and screen > installed (I did update ports first). yes, you installed bash and screen first. Can you try it without? I really try to install X as the first thing after I finished installation. I wonder why you need bash from the ports at that stage? If this still works for you, I will have to install FreeBSD after my return. This will take some weeks. It could even be that my journey will get extended. So, be patient. Erich
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?2454124.AkQPmLjFUd>