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Date:      Fri, 18 Jul 2003 07:32:25 -0700
From:      Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>
To:        Torben Brosten <torben@kappacorp.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: wanting to pkg_add KDE/Gnome post-install
Message-ID:  <200307180732.25375.wes@softweyr.com>
In-Reply-To: <3F15CBCB.1090300@kappacorp.com>
References:  <3F12F7A4.80505@kappacorp.com> <3F15CBCB.1090300@kappacorp.com>

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On Wednesday 16 July 2003 03:03 pm, Torben Brosten wrote:
> My error was in using pkg_add -r to load a port.  Apparently, pkg_add
> loads compiled versions only (right?). Anyway, I should have been
> cd'ing to the particular port, then 'make install clean'.

Unless you're a ports whiz, use portinstall and portupgrade.  They're 
found in ports, of course. (sysutils/portupgrade)  Be warned they drag in 
Ruby, so it may take a while depending on your network connectivity...

-- 

        Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?

Wes Peters                                               wes@softweyr.com



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