Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 13:12:45 -0700 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com> To: Joe Kelsey <joe@zircon.seattle.wa.us> Cc: sroberts@dsl.pipex.com, Kevin Golding <kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installing gnome2 with XFree86-4 - Why is this so difficilt????? Message-ID: <3D3B15BD.7050609@owt.com> References: <1027264013.3d3ace0d2ae43@netmail.pipex.net> <PBz3TBB3MtO9Ews2@caomhin.demon.co.uk> <1027267150.3d3ada4e19ce0@netmail.pipex.net> <WMqhADBSVwO9EwfI@caomhin.demon.co.uk> <1027278885.3d3b0825bd614@netmail.pipex.net> <1027279835.9621.166.camel@zircon.zircon.seattle.wa.us>
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Joe Kelsey wrote: > Step 0. cvsup your ports tree. Don't forget that 0.1 is portsdb -uU after the cvsup. Kent > > Step 0.5 Install portupgrade from /usr/ports/portupgrade. Learn how to > properly use the new tools, especially the -R and -r flags to > portinstall/portupgrade. > > On Sun, 2002-07-21 at 12:14, sroberts@dsl.pipex.com wrote: > >>Hi Kevin, >> Okay.., I'm at the point of considering rebuilding the box here. >> >>Before I do, I'd appreciate though, frank answers to two scenarios if you can.., >> >>1] Stop the current re-install of XFree86-4 (with the constant failings due to >>components being already installed:- >> >>Can I stop this re-install? >> > > You can stop any re-install at any point. > > > >>Is there a procedure for then ensuring that I *copmpletely* wipe all instances >>of XFree-<anything> from the system, before attempting installing via a package? >> > > pkg_delete -f 'XFree*' > > >>2] Seeing that this whole situation is all about my initial failed attempts to >>install gnome2,: >> >>After completion of the XFree86-4 install (via ports or packages), should I >>proceed on from the point where the gnome2 install fails (at the gle error)? >> > > portinstall -R gnome2 > > >>If not, and I have to re-fetch fresh gnome2 sources, is there a procedure for >>*completely* removing ALL instances of gnome from the system? >> >>For both scenarios above, how do I ensure that I get the latest (hopefully >>correct) binaries for installation? >> >>Thanks again Kevin., Please don't think that I mean to place you in a spot or >>anything., you're just the *only* person that's bothered to reply to my post on >>this list. >> >>Stacey >> >>Quoting Kevin Golding <kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk>: >> >> >>>Someone, quite probably , once wrote: >>> >>>>I'm actually running the re-install of XFree86-4 at the moment wihtout >>>> >>>having >>> >>>>done a make distclean. Is this the reason why for each component, it >>>> >>>fails >>> >>>>with "error: XFree86-4<component> already installed, perhaps an older >>>>version..,"? >>>> >>>>Would it be in my interest then to stop this and restart from the >>>> >>>beginning? >>> >>>It sounds like everything wasn't quite removed when you deinstalled. >>> >>>ls /var/db/pkg | grep -i xfree >>> >>>That should show up a few things that might need removing. Else make >>>sure your ports tree is fully up to date and then run: >>> >>>portversion -L = >>> >>>That may show up a few out of date things that could be worth upgrading. >>> >>>portupgrade -rR XFree86-4 >>> >>>The above might resolve a few issues if you are out of date. Else it >>>might be worth thinking about packages this time: >>> >>>pkg_add -r XFree86-4 >>> >>>Will get the latest binary and hopefully get you back to a working >>>state. Then you could probably track X using portupgrade to reduce >>>hassle. >>> >>>Kevin >>> >>> >>>>Quoting Kevin Golding <kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk>: >>>> >>>> >>>>>Someone, quite probably Stacey Roberts, once wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>1] From the *one* reply I've had to my earlier post concerning the >>>>>> >>>>>gnome2 >>>>> >>>>>>install failure, it appear that I have to re-install XFree86-4.2.0. >>>>>> >>>Why >>> >>>>>is that >>>>> >>>>>>after running pkg_delete on XFree86-4.0.2, "make" doesn't go out and >>>>>> >>>>>get a >>>>> >>>>>>fresh set of files for the re-install? >>>>>> >>>>>>Am I missing something about the make process here? Presumably there >>>>>> >>>>>was >>>>> >>>>>>something wrong with the XFree86-4 sources I got yesterday when I >>>>>> >>>>>installed it, >>>>> >>>>>>so I would have thought it logical that I should be obtaining a >>>>>> >>>fresh >>> >>>>>set of >>>>> >>>>>>source files for the new install. >>>>>> >>>>>To fetch new sources you need to remove the old ones from >>>>>/usr/ports/distfiles. You can either manually rm each tarball or >>>>> >>>just >>> >>>>>run "make distclean" before "make". >>>>> >>>>>It can also be worth running "make fetch" as your first step to >>>>> >>>install >>> >>>>>a port as that simply downloads any files you are missing for that >>>>> >>>port >>> >>>>>(although not dependencies). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>2] To do the install of XFree86-4 anyways, what I did was pkg_delete >>>>>> >>>of >>> >>>>>XFree86- >>>>> >>>>>>3 in /var/db/pkg; rm -rf /usr/X11R6/*, then editing /etc/make.conf >>>>>> >>>to >>> >>>>>reflect >>>>> >>>>>>that the XFree version is now 4 >>>>>> >>>>>Since 4.6 I believe the default X has been 4 making such a config >>>>>redundant. It might be worth running through /etc/defaults/make.conf >>>>>and seeing if you need to change anything else. If you're not using >>>>> >>>4.6 >>> >>>>>then don't worry about it. >>>>> >>>>>Kevin >>>>>-- >>>>>kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >>>>with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >>>> >>>-- >>>kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk >>> >>> >> >> >> >>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >>with "unsubscribe freebsd-gnome" in the body of the message >> >> > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > . > > -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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