Date: Sun, 1 Mar 1998 21:37:55 +0100 From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> To: Sue Bauer-Lee <sblee@eeyore.taz.tac.com>, "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bulding new versions Message-ID: <19980301213755.51316@follo.net> In-Reply-To: <199803011832.NAA15075@eeyore.taz.tac.com>; from Sue Bauer-Lee on Sun, Mar 01, 1998 at 01:32:13PM -0500 References: <28950.888776469@time.cdrom.com> <199803011832.NAA15075@eeyore.taz.tac.com>
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On Sun, Mar 01, 1998 at 01:32:13PM -0500, Sue Bauer-Lee wrote: > > > > > for the FreeBSD distribution? Can I not compile and install software of MY > > > choice? As indicated, I've run into problems using ports structure and > > > independantly of the ports structure. > > > > I'm not sure how you came to that conclusion, but the answer is, of > > course, "sure you can." > > One would think. So far, most things I've tried to compile outside of the > ports structure finds missing libraries, header files, etc.... Example - > Briam has copies of pertinent info. Please don't be so quick to jump. He > answered first and has the most info - I didn't anticipate a while group - > but this is GOOD. :) The short of it - when tryting to compile the newer > version of XFCE OUTSIDE ports structure, it was unable to locate > a) libsx.h because the 'package' expected it to be in one place when in > fact it was a level deeper something like /usr/X11R6/include/X11/libsx > as opposed to /usr/X11R6/include/X11. > b) /usr/lib/libofrms.a - NOT xforms but forms, I beleive which is part > of the ncurses devel 'package'. Since I had installed Linux compat > stuff, I created a link so that the 'package' could find the library. > Problem became unresolved references - possibly a non-existent > header file. This is probably because the ports-collection generally try to clean up everything to follow FreeBSD directory conventions. This keep your system 'clean', but might make it harder to use limited autoconf-scripts. The problem is usually not significant, as most major programs exists as ports, and most configure-scripts aren't limited. But if neither of these assertions hold true, you'll have slightly more problems than if you'd installed a non-port version of the program your problematic configure-script is probing for. I didn't quite get your m4-problem - it might be that you have a wrong version installed compared to what things depend on? Dependencies for ports are on explict versions, which can often be annoying. Eivind. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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