Re: problem with installing new ports
please let me know if i MUST hold a connection to the internet during the installations.if so, is there a way to avoid that connection? Download the tarball into /usr/ports/distfiles. Then do # cd /usr/ports/audio/mpeg123 # make all install clean To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: problem with installing new ports
On Fri, Dec 20, 2002 at 09:23:01AM -0800 Ali Nasseh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi, i run freebsd 4.5 stable and when i try to install a new port like mpg123 it fails. my command to system and it's response is here: [...] mpg123-0.59r-pl1.tar.gz doesn't seem to exist in /usr/ports/distfiles/. This is an important directory for ports! mpg123-0.59r-pl1.tar.gz is the name of the tarball it cannot find. Attempting to fetch from http://www.mpg123.de/mpg123/. Attempting to fetch from http://www-ti.informatik.uni-tuebingen.de/~hippm/mpg123/. Attempting to fetch from ftp://ftp.tu-clausthal.de/pub/unix/audio/mpg123/. Attempting to fetch from http://ftp.tu-clausthal.de/pub/unix/audio/mpg123/. Attempting to fetch from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/. Couldn't fetch it - please try to retrieve this port manually into /usr/ports/distfiles/ and try again. *** Error code 1 Stop in /usr/ports/audio/mpg123. *** Error code 1 [...] please let me know if i MUST hold a connection to the internet during the installations.if so, is there a way to avoid that connection? Um, yes, you do need to be connected, unless you already have the required tarballs in /usr/ports/distfiles. --thank you for any help Your ports system was trying to remotely fetch a mpg123 tarball. (There are several tarballs here, actually, since there are patches to apply.) It couldn't find one at the proper revision level (4.5-stable will be a little behind the times, probably). All you need to do is find the proper version of mpg123 from an ftp site somewhere and copy it to /usr/ports/distfiles. step 1: cat /usr/ports/audio/mpg123/distinfo. | sed 's/^.*(\(.*\)).*$/\1/g' This should return about four filenames. step 2: google search for the exact tarball name uncovered from the previous command. It should be found at http://www.mpg123.de/cgi-bin/sitexplorer.cgi?/mpg123/ step 3: copy said tarballs to /usr/ports/distfiles and try making the port again. Also, see the handbook (www.freebsd.org/handbook/) and read the chapter about the ports system. -- David S. Jackson[EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The best way to make a fire with two sticks is to make sure one of them is a match. -- Will Rogers To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: problem with installing new ports
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, 20 Dec 2002, David S. Jackson wrote: step 2: google search for the exact tarball name uncovered from the previous command. It should be found at http://www.mpg123.de/cgi-bin/sitexplorer.cgi?/mpg123/ step 3: copy said tarballs to /usr/ports/distfiles and try making the port again. This method will work just fine, however: Please be aware that if you do not continue to update your ports tree, eventually the same problem will happen to every port you attempt to install. The problem will also arise that when you go to the site to download the tarball and you notice that there is a newer version that contains bug fixes, security patches or general performance/enhancements. If you get the new version rather than the version that is specified in your Makefile, you will have MD5 Checksum issues. It is still in your and your computers best interst to update your ports tree, keeping you safe from other nasty issues. :) Good luck. ~Shane pgp key: http://www.freebsdhackers.net/pgp -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE+A2yQtGSLUf7ussURAs9VAJwJKzg43u8Lu5ob28ossHF636wQSwCfVqNm nsOx/x2xqSCo8QpqZAuUiFc= =qVRc -END PGP SIGNATURE- To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: problem with installing new ports
If there is an easier way to make pkgdb -F complete its job successfully and not terminate with errors, I'm all ears by the way. :-) I'm not too sure on this one. I don't really use any of the `pkg' utilities ;) Someone else might be able to help with that. well... if your package db has gotten way out of sync with your ports collection, it creates a nightmare that only time and effort will fix. You have a couple options, both equally suck, but have their merits as well. option 1: find the new dependancies or delete the dependancy if it no longer exists... once completed, use `portversion -l ''` to see which installed ports have newer versions available. use portupgrade to get them current. takes forever but usually works...just be careful when changing dependancies, option 2: remove as many old ports as possible, especically if they are not used/needed much and get your collection down to a small level, then move up to option 1. This method is easier, but not necessarily an option on many systems. its nice for workstations and cleaning the system out, not so good if a production box that requires all ports that are installed... once pkgdb -F can be run without errors, cvsup, use `portsdb -Uu` then check for old ports using `portversion -l ''`. from this point on, you should have a clean system. to keep it clean, either always run pkgdb -F after installing a port, or always use `portinstall -N` to install your ports, which will update pkgdb on its own... portupgrade is pretty much an all or nothing port... if you use it religiously, its great... if you forget about it, its a hassle later on down the road. its a great port but works best on fresh installs... its a little harder to deal with if you have already installed a lot of ports. just my $.02 .daniel.schrock To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: problem with installing new ports
On Fri, Dec 20, 2002 at 04:30:24PM -0600 Daniel Schrock [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: well... if your package db has gotten way out of sync with your ports collection, it creates a nightmare that only time and effort will fix. You have a couple options, both equally suck, but have their merits as well. option 1: find the new dependancies or delete the dependancy if it no longer exists... once completed, use `portversion -l ''` to see which installed ports have newer versions available. use portupgrade to get them current. takes forever but usually works...just be careful when changing dependancies, option 2: remove as many old ports as possible, especically if they are not used/needed much and get your collection down to a small level, then move up to option 1. This method is easier, but not necessarily an option on many systems. its nice for workstations and cleaning the system out, not so good if a production box that requires all ports that are installed... once pkgdb -F can be run without errors, cvsup, use `portsdb -Uu` then check for old ports using `portversion -l ''`. from this point on, you should have a clean system. to keep it clean, either always run pkgdb -F after installing a port, or always use `portinstall -N` to install your ports, which will update pkgdb on its own... portupgrade is pretty much an all or nothing port... if you use it religiously, its great... if you forget about it, its a hassle later on down the road. its a great port but works best on fresh installs... its a little harder to deal with if you have already installed a lot of ports. This has been one of the most helpful and practical pieces of advice I have ever gotten from this terrific list. Thank You! I'll start planning this operation. (Option 2 first, then Option 1.) (The portsdb is really still a mystery to me, and after letting it get so far out of synch as it is, I hope that I too can have a clean system again without reinstalling from scratch!) The advice above seems so good that I didn't trim it; I hope someone else can get as much help out of it as I have and therefore felt it's worth leaving intact. :-) -- David S. Jackson[EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Life is divided into the horrible and the miserable. -- Woody Allen, Annie Hall To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
