Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 20:14:45 +0100 From: <sroberts@dsl.pipex.com> To: Kevin Golding <kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org>, <freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Installing gnome2 with XFree86-4 - Why is this so difficilt????? Message-ID: <1027278885.3d3b0825bd614@netmail.pipex.net> In-Reply-To: <WMqhADBSVwO9EwfI@caomhin.demon.co.uk> References: <1027264013.3d3ace0d2ae43@netmail.pipex.net> <PBz3TBB3MtO9Ews2@caomhin.demon.co.uk> <1027267150.3d3ada4e19ce0@netmail.pipex.net> <WMqhADBSVwO9EwfI@caomhin.demon.co.uk>
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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? 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? 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)? 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 That may show up a few out of date things that could be worth upgrading.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
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