Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 14:33:21 -0800 (PST) From: Bsd Neophyte <bsdneophyte@yahoo.com> To: cjclark@alum.mit.edu Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: I really really really need some help with this 'make' problem... PLEASE Message-ID: <20011128223321.10265.qmail@web20105.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20011115003428.E66694@blossom.cjclark.org>
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I'm sorry I keep pestering you about this... but did you ever get a hold of the output file I emailed you? -Sameer --- "Crist J. Clark" <cristjc@earthlink.net> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 14, 2001 at 05:36:19PM -0800, Bsd Neophyte wrote: > > > > --- "Crist J. Clark" <cristjc@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > On Mon, Nov 12, 2001 at 11:58:32PM -0800, Bsd Neophyte wrote: > > > You X11 install is messed up or incomplete. How did you install X? > Did > > > you install it from sysinstall(8) without checking the, > > > > > > [ ] prog Programmer's header and library files > > > > > > Box? You needed to if you want to build ports that depend on X. You > > > can either go back to sysinstall(8) or rebuild X in the ports. > > > > you're something else... I couldn't find the "prog" bit anywhere... > > If you chose a distribution that includes X, you'll end up at a window > that lets you pick parts of the X distribution. The 'prog' choice is > under on the 'Basic Componet' menu. As an example, start > /stand/sysinstall, pick 'Upgrade,' go past the "scary stuff," chose > "X-User," make your crypto choices, and you then get to the X > menu. Choose "Basic component menu," and there is the line I quoted > above. > > > so I > > reinstalled XFree86 3.3.6 from the ports... and then I tried > installing > > gtk12 and mozilla from the ports... AND IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > :)))))))) > > Good/ > > > only one problem though... after I reinstalled it from the ports... > well > > the windows manager seems to freeze on me. > > When you get back to the shell you ran the 'startx' from, are there > any error messages? Next time you run it, > > For a csh-type shell, > $ startx >& startx.out > For a sh-type shell, > $ startx > startx.out 2>&1 > > And send along the startx.out if there is anything useful in it. > > > i type "startx" and something happens... but the windows manager never > > seems to refresh... I had alot of terminal boxes but they're all > empty, > > w/o a cursor. > > > > when I ran the reinstall did I screw something up? > > I don't see why it would. But it is possible. The symptoms are strange > if the manager starts, but you do not get your shell prompts. > -- > Crist J. Clark | cjclark@alum.mit.edu > | cjclark@jhu.edu > http://people.freebsd.org/~cjc/ | cjc@freebsd.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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