oops! Good point about the list. I felt the same way (read below :) ).
I don't have an /etc/make.conf but rather an /etc/defaults/make.conf. Even though I don't think you'll find it very interesting, it is attached for your entertainment. uname -a responds with: FreeBSD john.brobus.net 4.6-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.6-RELEASE #0: Tue Jun 11 06:14:12 GMT 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC i386 > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Meyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 12:15 PM > To: Tamir Halperin > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: OpenSSL obstacle to PostgreSQL Installation > > > In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Tamir Halperin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed: > > I'm not able to install PostgreSQL 7.3.2 from ports because > I get the following error after having just installed > openssl-0.9.7a_2. openssl shows up in /var/db/pkg. > > > > When I try to make in /usr/ports/databases/postgresql7 I > get the following error: > > > > "This port requires the OpenSSL library, which is part of > the FreeBSD crypto distribution but not installed on your > machine. Please see the "OpenSSL" section in the handbook (at > ...) for instructions on how to obtain and install the > FreeBSD OpenSSL distribution. > > *** Error code 1 > > > > Stop." > > You get that message if you are building a port that needs SSL on a > recent enough version of FreeBSD, and don't have a > /usr/lib/libcrypto.so. The version number doesn't matter. > > Assuming you don't have libcrypto.so, did you try the handbook and > following the directions there for installing the OpenSSL > distribution? > > <mike > -- > Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
