Date: Sun, 26 Dec 1999 16:47:01 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: david@allunix.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org, ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: KDE Message-ID: <19991226164701.G327@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <199912261712.JAA01598@web1.allunix.com> References: <199912261655.IAA01569@web1.allunix.com> <19991226155432.E327@marder-1> <199912261712.JAA01598@web1.allunix.com>
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On Thu, Jan 06, 2000 at 08:09:21AM -0800, david@allunix.com wrote: > Thanks for the prompt reply. Is there a way to install the packages > using a user defined prefix such as /opt/kde ? I can build using the > ports collection, but getting it to install where I want is another > issue. > ``pkg_add -p<dir>'' is what you want, I think. man pkg_add should explain it. Note that you'll have to use pkg_add(1) directly rather than /stand/sysinstall. HTH Seasons Greetings. > On 26 Dec 99, at 15:54, Mark Ovens wrote: > > > On Thu, Jan 06, 2000 at 07:51:59AM -0800, david@allunix.com wrote: > > > Could someone point me in the right direction as to how to go > > > about building KDE 1.1.2 without using the ports collection. > > > > > > > Try the packages > > > > > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/kde/ > > > > kde-1.1.2.tgz is the meta-port that installs the whole shooting-match > > > > HTH > > > -- "there's a long-standing bug relating to the x86 architecture that allows you to install Windows too" -Matthew D. Fuller ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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