Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 11:20:43 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: judmarc@mindspring.com Subject: Re: Wrapper Won't Install on XFree86-4.1 Message-ID: <20010806112043.A87414@everest.wananchi.com> In-Reply-To: <200108060034.UAA18019@maynard.mail.mindspring.net> References: <200108060034.UAA18019@maynard.mail.mindspring.net>
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* Jud <judmarc@mindspring.com> [20010806 03:34]: writing on the subject 'Wrapper Won't Install on XFree86-4.1' > Apologies in advance as I'm still rather ignorant (about matters FreeBSD > and perhaps in general:) - I imagine the solution to my problem is pretty > obvious, and would be grateful if someone would point me to it. > > Installed FBSD 4.3 from CDs, and the default server, XFree86-3.3.6, > wouldn't work with my hardware (fairly recent stuff). So I installed the > XFree86-4.0.x package from the CD. I'm not certain whether I installed > it over 3.3.6 or went back and did a fresh install without the default X > server before adding XFree86-4. I also installed wrapper, and all was > fine. Did a "make world" last night after cvsup-ing stable and ports, and > all was still fine. > > Installed XFree86 4.1 today from ports. At first I got an error asking me > to remove or rename a lib file (don't remember which one, think it ended > in "so.1"), so I went ahead and removed it. A retry was successful. > > Now when I attempt to install the wrapper port, I get a message saying > it's "forbidden" - it can only be installed with XFree86-4. > > Suggestions? Simple. Tell your default make.conf that you're now running XFree86-4 and don't want to build XFree86-3.3.x apps echo "XFREE86_VERSION= 4" >> /etc/make.conf After that your wrapper will build, I promise ;-) -Wash -- Odhiambo Washington Wananchi Online Ltd., wash@wananchi.com 1st Flr Loita Hse. Tel: 254 2 313985 Loita Street., Fax: 254 2 313922 PO Box 10286,00100-NAIROBI,KE. Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man. -Richard Whately, Archbishop of Dublin (contributed by Chris Johnston) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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