Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 10:14:43 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky <erich@apsara.com.sg> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Cc: Lars Eighner <portsuser@larseighner.com> Subject: Re: Ports completely and permanently hosed Message-ID: <200908071014.45260.erich@apsara.com.sg> In-Reply-To: <20090806202953.H28161@qroenaqrq.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz> References: <20090806060406.A64083@qroenaqrq.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz> <200908070817.21456.erich@apsara.com.sg> <20090806202953.H28161@qroenaqrq.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz>
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Hi, On 07 August 2009 am 09:29:59 Lars Eighner wrote: > On Fri, 7 Aug 2009, Erich Dollansky wrote: > > On 06 August 2009 pm 19:10:07 Lars Eighner wrote: > > > > do not even ask this question if you have a working system. > > > > I realised this problem by luck when I tried to update a > > single program which is affected by this. After seeing how > > many ports depend on this, I decided to keep my system as it > > is and wait until FreeBSD 8 is officially out. > > Well, I deinstalled python26 and python25 which was hanging > around but was not set in make.conf. I deinstalled python24, > which said it wasn't there, but I found a directory for it in > /usr/local/include . Then I forced pkg_delete py\* I You went really deep into the system to do a simple things which should have been done by the ports system. > The kde disaster is still grinding, but I have high hopes. Stay with 3.x. > > > If this would be synchronised with the main FreeBSD releases, > > it would have a minor effect on users. > > Was it 6.0 when they upgraded Xorg just after the release? You > might as well have used the ports tree disc as a coaster. If synchronised, this would not happen. But do not forget, X is an external project. So, things can only be delayed with the freeze but not be accelerated. I think that the ports tree is pretty good but once in a while it really hits you. Erich
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