Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 07:22:25 -0500 From: devin-freebsdquestions@rintrah.org To: leegold <leegold@operamail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: newbie port help Message-ID: <20011218072225.A79425@tharmas.rintrah.org> In-Reply-To: <3C2EAF27@operamail.com>; from leegold@operamail.com on Mon, Dec 17, 2001 at 04:28:06PM -0500 References: <3C2EAF27@operamail.com>
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On Mon, Dec 17, 2001 at 04:28:06PM -0500, leegold wrote: > I tried doing a make in the dir of the port I wanted > to install ( midnight commander ) and the machine > tried to ftp to a site to get the tar ball but could not make a connection(?) > > 1. All the documentation on installing applications > via ports assumes I have a ready connection (?) Yes, you need an Internet connection. However, there are several things which can make a port fail even if you have an Internet connection. 1) You're behind a firewall. Try "make FTP_PASSIVE=YES install" If that doesn't work, see if you can got to ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/distfiles and download the file manually. Put the downloaded file in /usr/ports/distfiles and run make again. 2) The ports tree is out of date and no longer lists a valid URL for the files, or the version number is different than what is generally being distributed. In this case, you should update your ports tree and try again. > > How and what do I have to do to let the make command > fetch the application I want? I keep getting "error 1". > > Thanks > > ps. How can I tell how big a download will be? If you ftp to the site first, you can view the compressed file's size via ftp. --devin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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