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Date:      15 Feb 1998 12:05:06 -0600
From:      stephen farrell <stephen@farrell.org>
To:        Dennis Tenn <dstenn@fanfic.org>
Cc:        freebsd questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Motif/lesstif and ports
Message-ID:  <87sopkn3ql.fsf@phaedrus.uchicago.edu>
In-Reply-To: Dennis Tenn's message of "Sun, 15 Feb 1998 08:32:34 -0500 (EST)"
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980215082742.11881F-100000@fanfic.org>

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Dennis Tenn <dstenn@fanfic.org> writes:

> Can anyone explain what the steps are to compile a port in the /usr/ports
> dir that has the "REQUIRES_MOTIF=yes" option in 'Makefile'?  I have
> lesstif compiled and installed but any port that option either tells me
> that it requires motif and stops or if I comment the flag out, the compile
> fails.  I'm stumped.  I'm sure that I had successfully compiled ports such

commenting out the flag should be fine.

(duh... also look at /etc/make.conf!)

> as 'xmcd' or 'xmmix' before but now I can't.  I'm stuck with getting the
> binaries, which for me, defeats the purpose of having the port dirs.

what's the error--it might not be what you think--your lesstif might
be hosed.  maybe you should pkg_delete lesstif and reinstall it from
the latest port.

--

Steve Farrell


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