On Thu, Nov 13, 2003 at 08:16:50AM +0100, Lutz Kittler wrote: > Hi, > > I had a problem with the Mesa3-Port. Someone told me > that the port has moved to libglut. > The problem was, that /usr/ports/graphics/Mesa3 was > not deleted and the only in this directory was README.html. > When I deleted the file and the mesa-directory libglut was > installed and everything was okay. > > So I have 2 questions: > 1. Why the mesa-port dir wasnt deleted ?
Because you had created the README.html file in that directory. (You have probably issued a 'make readmes' at some point in the past.) cvsup does not delete non-empty directories. > 2. Is there anywhere a description of the ports mechanism > inclusive meaning of files like MOVED? The ports(7) man page is a good place to start. In there you can find pointers to the rest of the documentation. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"