I had same question yesterday :) you need to copy the ports-supfile from the example directory instead of the standard file. And the supfile you have should have "ports-all" in there. Yours have 'src-all', which is for the system src.
On 4/23/05, T P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have figured out what was wrong with my /etc/hosts file and I have > CVSup running now. > > Here is my supfile constructed following the example in the handbook: > > *default tag=. > *default host=cvsup3.us.FreeBSD.org > *default prefix=/usr > *default base=/var/db > *default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix compress > > src-all > > I also have a refuse file as in the handbook to avoid downloading > every language. > > I will be sure to ask again if I run into any more problems. Thank > you for your help! > > On 4/23/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 05:51:02 -0700 > > T P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I have just installed FreeBSD 5.3 and I am trying to get the latest > > > firefox, 1.0.3,1, and pkg_add -r firefox gives me 0.9. something and > > > downloading the latest source and typing make install clean gives me > > > some wierd patch-250862 failed error. I saw someone else mention > > > using cvsup to update the firefox source so I tried that. Now cvsup > > > gives me "Cannot get IP address of my own host -- is its hostname > > > correct?". I am behind a firewall and I don't know what I should set > > > my hostname to; the ip address is of course given to me by DHCP. > > > > read > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvsup.html > > look at /usr/share/examples/cvsup/ and use (edit first!) the ports-file > > from there to update your ports-collection > > > > then a /usr/ports/www/firefox/ ; make install clean > > > > did you try that ? > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"