Re: install packages with pkg_add(1) into another file system

2013-10-09 Thread Matthias Apitz
El día Tuesday, October 08, 2013 a las 03:31:16PM +0200, Matthias Apitz escribió: Meanwhile I did: # cp -Rp ~guru/PKGDIR/mnt # PKG_PATH=/PKGDIR # export PKG_PATH # chroot /mnt pkg_add xorg-7.7 # chroot /mnt pkg_add kde-4.10.5 # chroot /mnt pkg_add vim-7.3.1314 ... # chroot

install packages with pkg_add(1) into another file system

2013-10-08 Thread Matthias Apitz
in /mnt. What would be the best method for this? Run pkg_add with the flag --chroot chrootdir, or use chroot(8) directly? Or any other idea? Thanks in advance All this is with 10-CURRENT (base and ports). matthias -- Matthias Apitz | /\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign

Re: install packages with pkg_add(1) into another file system

2013-10-08 Thread Mark Felder
On Tue, Oct 8, 2013, at 6:16, Matthias Apitz wrote: So far so good. Now I want install the packages as well into the image in /mnt. What would be the best method for this? Run pkg_add with the flag --chroot chrootdir, or use chroot(8) directly? Or any other idea? Thanks in advance All

Re: install packages with pkg_add(1) into another file system

2013-10-08 Thread Matthias Apitz
El día Tuesday, October 08, 2013 a las 07:58:06AM -0500, Mark Felder escribió: On Tue, Oct 8, 2013, at 6:16, Matthias Apitz wrote: So far so good. Now I want install the packages as well into the image in /mnt. What would be the best method for this? Run pkg_add with the flag --chroot

Re: install packages with pkg_add(1) into another file system

2013-10-08 Thread Mark Felder
be the best method for this? Run pkg_add with the flag --chroot chrootdir, or use chroot(8) directly? Or any other idea? Thanks in advance All this is with 10-CURRENT (base and ports). pkg_add and all of the old pkgtools do not exist in 10-CURRENT anymore. Are you running a build

Re: install packages with pkg_add(1) into another file system

2013-10-08 Thread Matthias Apitz
: # cp -Rp ~guru/PKGDIR/mnt # PKG_PATH=/PKGDIR # export PKG_PATH # chroot /mnt pkg_add xorg-7.7 # chroot /mnt pkg_add kde-4.10.5 # chroot /mnt pkg_add vim-7.3.1314 ... # chroot /mnt pkg_info | wc -l 654 which went fine without any errors (only the normal messages about creation of users

Re: pkg_add problems after upgrading to 9.1-RELEASE and a fix

2013-02-20 Thread David Demelier
or make a ln to stable. The url where add the fault directory is: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/ the fault directoy is : ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-9.1-release/ An example of the error is: root@camibar:/usr/ports/www # pkg_add -r zen-cart

Re: pkg_add problems after upgrading to 9.1-RELEASE and a fix

2013-02-20 Thread paranormal
where add the fault directory is: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/ the fault directoy is : ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-9.1-release/ An example of the error is: root@camibar:/usr/ports/www # pkg_add -r zen-cart Error: Unable to get ftp

Re: pkg_add problems after upgrading to 9.1-RELEASE and a fix

2013-02-20 Thread Bas Smeelen
/ports/amd64/packages-9.1-release/ An example of the error is: root@camibar:/usr/ports/www # pkg_add -r zen-cart Error: Unable to get ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-9.1-release/Latest/zen-cart.tbz: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access) pkg_add: unable to fetch

pkg_add problems after upgrading to 9.1-RELEASE and a fix

2013-02-15 Thread Eduardo Morras
/packages-9.1-release/ An example of the error is: root@camibar:/usr/ports/www # pkg_add -r zen-cart Error: Unable to get ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-9.1-release/Latest/zen-cart.tbz: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access) pkg_add: unable to fetch 'ftp

pkg_add -r broken for 9.1

2013-02-11 Thread elhosots
Because of a missing link at freebsd.org, pkg_add -r pkgname does not work I hand modify the source code and put 9-stable above 9.1-RELEASE to get around the problem in main.c ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org

Re: pkg_add -r broken for 9.1

2013-02-11 Thread Fbsd8
elhosots wrote: Because of a missing link at freebsd.org, pkg_add -r pkgname does not work I hand modify the source code and put 9-stable above 9.1-RELEASE to get around the problem in main.c Works fine for me. You did not scan the questions archives. This problem has been covered many

Unable to install xorg using pkg_add

2013-01-10 Thread Scott Eberl
/ports/amd64/packages-9.1-release/Latest/xorg.tbz: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access) pkg_add: unable to fetch ' ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-9.1-release/Latest/xorg.tbz' by URL output of uname -a FreeBSD freebsd 9.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE #0

Re: Unable to install xorg using pkg_add

2013-01-10 Thread Matthew Seaman
: Unable to get ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-9.1-release/Latest/xorg.tbz: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access) pkg_add: unable to fetch ' ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-9.1-release/Latest/xorg.tbz' by URL Alas, this is expected

Re: Unable to install xorg using pkg_add

2013-01-10 Thread Eric S Pulley
seems to have gone smoothly but now I'm getting the below error when trying to isntall xorg. Error: Unable to get ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-9.1-release/Latest/xorg.tbz: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access) pkg_add: unable to fetch ' ftp

Re: Unable to install xorg using pkg_add

2013-01-10 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 2013-01-10 at 10:30 -0600, Scott Eberl wrote: [snip] I then updated to 9.1-RELEASE using freebsd-update. Everything seems to have gone smoothly but now I'm getting the below error when trying to isntall xorg. I upgraded from 8.3 to 9.1,

Re: Unable to install xorg using pkg_add

2013-01-10 Thread Fbsd8
Add this to your /root/.cshrc file setenv PACKAGESITE ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports /i386/packages-current/Latest/ and when you su to root your pkg_add -r command will now get current packages. Its still 6 weeks old, but it's the best FreeBSD has to offer right now for 9.1 users

Re: pkg_add and 9.1 Release

2013-01-02 Thread Zyumbilev, Peter
This path does not exist on ftp.freebsd.org. Quite so. It's because of this: http://www.freebsd.org/news/2012-compromise.html As a consequence, large parts of the package building infrastructure are quarantined, pending reinstallation. Also there is a lot of work going into revising

Re: pkg_add and 9.1 Release

2013-01-02 Thread Matthew Seaman
On 02/01/2013 08:00, Zyumbilev, Peter wrote: In this case for a new Nas4free machine, will you recommend to base it on 9.0 or 9.1 ? Either. Whichever one works best for you, and if you can't distinguish them on performance or bug-fixes, choose 9.1. However, don't fall into the trap of

Re: pkg_add and 9.1 Release

2013-01-02 Thread Fbsd8
Matthew Seaman wrote: On 02/01/2013 08:00, Zyumbilev, Peter wrote: In this case for a new Nas4free machine, will you recommend to base it on 9.0 or 9.1 ? Either. Whichever one works best for you, and if you can't distinguish them on performance or bug-fixes, choose 9.1. However, don't fall

Re: pkg_add and 9.1 Release

2013-01-02 Thread Ian Smith
In freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 448, Issue 3, Message: 24 - please pardon the loss of threading - On Wed, 2 Jan 2013 02:47:41 -0500 (EST) d...@safeport.com wrote: On Wed, 2 Jan 2013, Matthew Seaman wrote: On 02/01/2013 05:20, doug wrote: Is this command being phased out? pkg_add -r

Re: pkg_add and 9.1 Release

2013-01-02 Thread Matthew Seaman
On 02/01/2013 14:42, Fbsd8 wrote: what is the status of ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-current/Latest/ which is on the ftp servers? The latest packages there are what was compiled before the security incident. It hasn't been updated since. Cheers,

pkg_add and 9.1 Release

2013-01-01 Thread doug
Is this command being phased out? pkg_add -r uses a default environment of ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-9.1-release/Latest/ This path does not exist on ftp.freebsd.org. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http

Re: pkg_add and 9.1 Release

2013-01-01 Thread Matthew Seaman
On 02/01/2013 05:20, doug wrote: Is this command being phased out? pkg_add -r uses a default environment of ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-9.1-release/Latest/ In fact, yes, pkg_add and the other pkg_tools commands are being phased out in favour of pkgng. However

Re: pkg_add and 9.1 Release

2013-01-01 Thread doug
On Wed, 2 Jan 2013, Matthew Seaman wrote: On 02/01/2013 05:20, doug wrote: Is this command being phased out? pkg_add -r uses a default environment of ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-9.1-release/Latest/ In fact, yes, pkg_add and the other pkg_tools commands are being

pkg_add and 9.1RC3

2012-11-12 Thread doug
Doing pkg_add in the normal way: pkg_add -r diffuse Error: Unable to get ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-9.1-release/Latest/diffuse.tbz: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access) To make it work: setenv PACKAGESITE ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports

Re: pkg_add and 9.1RC3

2012-11-12 Thread Polytropon
On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:54:14 -0500 (EST), doug wrote: Doing pkg_add in the normal way: pkg_add -r diffuse Error: Unable to get ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-9.1-release/Latest/diffuse.tbz: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access) To make it work

`pkg_add -r mongodb` failed

2012-10-21 Thread Alexandr Alexeev
Hello. I have a problem with MongoDB installation: asus# pkg_add -r mongodb Fetching http://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-9-stable/Latest/mongodb.tbz... Done. === Creating users and/or groups. Using existing group 'mongodb'. Creating user 'mongodb' with uid '922'. pw: user

Re: `pkg_add -r mongodb` failed

2012-10-21 Thread Matthew Seaman
On 21/10/2012 12:45, Alexandr Alexeev wrote: Hello. I have a problem with MongoDB installation: asus# pkg_add -r mongodb Fetching http://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-9-stable/Latest/mongodb.tbz... Done. === Creating users and/or groups. Using existing group 'mongodb

Re: `pkg_add -r mongodb` failed

2012-10-21 Thread Alexandr Alexeev
: portmaster flags databases/mongodb How should one report errors in such cases? On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Matthew Seaman matt...@freebsd.org wrote: On 21/10/2012 12:45, Alexandr Alexeev wrote: Hello. I have a problem with MongoDB installation: asus# pkg_add -r mongodb Fetching

Re: `pkg_add -r mongodb` failed

2012-10-21 Thread Matthew Seaman
On 21/10/2012 13:46, Alexandr Alexeev wrote: Thanks! BTW, MongoDB port has the same error: === Installing for mongodb-2.0.6_1 === Generating temporary packing list === Checking if databases/mongodb already installed === Creating users and/or groups. Using existing group `mongodb'.

Simple question about pkg_add ...

2012-02-28 Thread David Walker
Hey. I believe I have a pcmcia card that requires upgt firmware. From upgt(4) ... This driver requires the upgtfw firmware to be installed before it will work. The firmware files are not publicly available. A package of the firmware which can be installed via pkg_add(1

Re: Simple question about pkg_add ...

2012-02-28 Thread Polytropon
of the firmware which can be installed via pkg_add(1) is available: http://weongyo.org/project/upgt/upgt-firmware-2.13.1.0.tar.gz pkg_add http://weongyo.org/project/upgt/upgt-firmware-2.13.1.0.tar.gz Fetching http://weongyo.org/project/upgt/upgt-firmware-2.13.1.0.tar.gz... Done

Re: Simple question about pkg_add ...

2012-02-28 Thread David Walker
Hi Polytropon. I did have a look inside and I did pkg_add -v which gives enough information combined with my meagre knowledge to guess that it had something to do with source. I'm so unfamiliar with pkg_add I'm not sure if that is normal. I'm very new here. Certainly it's not in a suitable format

Re: Simple question about pkg_add ...

2012-02-28 Thread Polytropon
On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:41:46 +1030, David Walker wrote: Hi Polytropon. I did have a look inside and I did pkg_add -v which gives enough information combined with my meagre knowledge to guess that it had something to do with source. A port (as you can find it inside the archive) is a recipe

problem installing Firefox using pkg_add -r

2012-01-30 Thread hvn
Hi, Using v.FreeBSD 8.2, I'm trying to install Firefox 9 by pkg_add -r firefox. According to the docs, this should work. However, instead of v9 it tries to install v 3.6 which goes wrong because of dependency conflicts. Any idea on how to solve this or what goes wrong? Thanks

Re: problem installing Firefox using pkg_add -r

2012-01-30 Thread Matthew Seaman
On 30/01/2012 13:57, hvn wrote: Using v.FreeBSD 8.2, I'm trying to install Firefox 9 by pkg_add -r firefox. According to the docs, this should work. However, instead of v9 it tries to install v 3.6 which goes wrong because of dependency conflicts. Any idea on how to solve this or what goes

Re: problem installing Firefox using pkg_add -r

2012-01-30 Thread hvn
On Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:25:42 +, Matthew Seaman wrote: On 30/01/2012 13:57, hvn wrote: Using v.FreeBSD 8.2, I'm trying to install Firefox 9 by pkg_add -r firefox. According to the docs, this should work. However, instead of v9 it tries to install v 3.6 which goes wrong because

Re: problem installing Firefox using pkg_add -r

2012-01-30 Thread Matthew Seaman
On 30/01/2012 14:43, hvn wrote: On Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:25:42 +, Matthew Seaman wrote: On 30/01/2012 13:57, hvn wrote: Using v.FreeBSD 8.2, I'm trying to install Firefox 9 by pkg_add -r firefox. According to the docs, this should work. However, instead of v9 it tries to install v 3.6

pkg_add -r and a local package repo

2012-01-11 Thread Randal L. Schwartz
I've figured out how to point PACKAGESITE at a URL of my choosing. First, it looks like pkg_add -r needs the full package name. Is there any way to give it zsh instead of zsh-4.3.15? Second, it looks like it won't install dependencies. This is a problem. Can I get it to search and install

Re: pkg_add -r and a local package repo

2012-01-11 Thread Chuck Swiger
On Jan 11, 2012, at 2:03 PM, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: First, it looks like pkg_add -r needs the full package name. Is there any way to give it zsh instead of zsh-4.3.15? Create a symlink from zsh-4.3.15.tbz to zsh.tbz on the package server. You can also control this at the time of building

Re: pkg_add -r and a local package repo

2012-01-11 Thread Randal L. Schwartz
Jason == Jason Helfman jhelf...@e-e.com writes: Jason Why not just point the PACKAGESITE to the Latest directory of the tree you Jason want to install? I am, but it has zsh-4.3.15.tbz and not zsh.tbz, so I have to pkg_add -r zsh-4.3.15, and that's the annoying part. -- Randal L. Schwartz

Re: pkg_add -r and a local package repo

2012-01-11 Thread Jason Helfman
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 02:23:48PM -0800, Chuck Swiger thus spake: On Jan 11, 2012, at 2:03 PM, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: First, it looks like pkg_add -r needs the full package name. Is there any way to give it zsh instead of zsh-4.3.15? Create a symlink from zsh-4.3.15.tbz to zsh.tbz

Re: pkg_add -r and a local package repo

2012-01-11 Thread Matthew Seaman
On 11/01/2012 22:32, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: Jason == Jason Helfman jhelf...@e-e.com writes: Jason Why not just point the PACKAGESITE to the Latest directory of the tree you Jason want to install? I am, but it has zsh-4.3.15.tbz and not zsh.tbz, so I have to pkg_add -r zsh-4.3.15

Re: pkg_add -r and a local package repo

2012-01-11 Thread Rick Miller
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 5:03 PM, Randal L. Schwartz mer...@stonehenge.com wrote: I've figured out how to point PACKAGESITE at a URL of my choosing. First, it looks like pkg_add -r needs the full package name. Is there any way to give it zsh instead of zsh-4.3.15? I've read somewhere

Re: pkg_add vs portmaster

2011-12-13 Thread Reid Linnemann
On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 10:09 PM, Mage m...@mage.hu wrote:        Hello, why is that pkg_add -r x11/kde4 could not install kde4 (404 not found) but portmaster -P x11/kde4 did, however portmaster -P xorg didn't install xorg (it just reinstalled some modules) then pkg_add -r xorg installed

pkg_add vs portmaster

2011-12-11 Thread Mage
Hello, why is that pkg_add -r x11/kde4 could not install kde4 (404 not found) but portmaster -P x11/kde4 did, however portmaster -P xorg didn't install xorg (it just reinstalled some modules) then pkg_add -r xorg installed it. I am a bit confused with these. I was reading

Re: update packages by pkg_add

2011-11-01 Thread hvn
immediately, there won't be a problem. Of course, a depending program won't properly run until you've actually replaced the package in question. For keeping track of dependencies, you can also use portmaster or portupgrade and use -P and -PP options to work with packages (like pkg_add does

update packages by pkg_add

2011-10-29 Thread hvn
Hi, Using version 8.2, can somebody tell me how I can upgrade packages that I installed using pkg_add? I'm trying to install more packages but get messages that there are package-conflicts because of older installed version. Thanks. ___ freebsd

Re: update packages by pkg_add

2011-10-29 Thread Mike Clarke
On Saturday 29 October 2011, hvn wrote: Using version 8.2, can somebody tell me how I can upgrade packages that I installed using pkg_add? I'm trying to install more packages but get messages that there are package-conflicts because of older installed version. pkg_delete -f name-of-package

Re: update packages by pkg_add

2011-10-29 Thread Warren Block
On Sat, 29 Oct 2011, hvn wrote: Using version 8.2, can somebody tell me how I can upgrade packages that I installed using pkg_add? I'm trying to install more packages but get messages that there are package-conflicts because of older installed version. sysutils/bsdadminscripts has

Re: update packages by pkg_add

2011-10-29 Thread Huub van Niekerk
On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Mike Clarke jmc-freeb...@milibyte.co.ukwrote: On Saturday 29 October 2011, hvn wrote: Using version 8.2, can somebody tell me how I can upgrade packages that I installed using pkg_add? I'm trying to install more packages but get messages

Re: update packages by pkg_add

2011-10-29 Thread Polytropon
, a depending program won't properly run until you've actually replaced the package in question. For keeping track of dependencies, you can also use portmaster or portupgrade and use -P and -PP options to work with packages (like pkg_add does) instead of compiling from sources. The pkgdb -aF command

Re: update packages by pkg_add

2011-10-29 Thread doug
, there won't be a problem. Of course, a depending program won't properly run until you've actually replaced the package in question. For keeping track of dependencies, you can also use portmaster or portupgrade and use -P and -PP options to work with packages (like pkg_add does) instead of compiling

firefox 4 pkg_add -r and port error ``TEST-UNEXPECTED-FAIL | automation.py | Exited with code 1 during test run''

2011-05-09 Thread Antonio Olivares
Dear folks, On my system that I have updated to 8.2-RELEASE-amd64 I get mistake if I try to # pkg_add -r firefox pkg_add: package 'perl-5.10.1_3.tbz... Done. pkg_add: package 'perl-5.10.1_3.tbz conflicts with perl-5.12.3 pkg_add: please use pkg_delete first to remove conflicting package(s

Re: pkg_add problem

2011-04-20 Thread Manolis Kiagias
On 04/19/2011 11:35 AM, H.Erkin ATAK wrote: I am running freebsd 8.2 on virtualbox on an ubuntu machine. I am running gnome and have network access no problem. But I can not add any packages via pkg_add. It gives can not fetch ftp address. I tried different mirrors but it did not work

pkg_add problem

2011-04-19 Thread H.Erkin ATAK
I am running freebsd 8.2 on virtualbox on an ubuntu machine. I am running gnome and have network access no problem. But I can not add any packages via pkg_add. It gives can not fetch ftp address. I tried different mirrors but it did not work. Please help me

Re: pkg_add problem

2011-04-19 Thread krad
On 19 April 2011 09:35, H.Erkin ATAK erkin.a...@gmail.com wrote: I am running freebsd 8.2 on virtualbox on an ubuntu machine. I am running gnome and have network access no problem. But I can not add any packages via pkg_add. It gives can not fetch ftp address. I tried different mirrors

Re: pkg_add problem

2011-04-19 Thread Matthias Apitz
El día Tuesday, April 19, 2011 a las 11:35:47AM +0300, H.Erkin ATAK escribió: I am running freebsd 8.2 on virtualbox on an ubuntu machine. I am running gnome and have network access no problem. what does this mean 'have network access' exactly? But I can not add any packages via pkg_add

Re: pkg_add problem

2011-04-19 Thread bruce
Your firewall may be the problem. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org

Success! (Was Re: pkg_add fail on FreeBSD V8.0)

2010-12-01 Thread Dave
Thanks Guys. (Jason H, Chuck S and Polytropon.) OK. I managed to get Hiawatha compiled, installed, configured and running! It even works, though I've not yet finished reading up on all it's features etc, so it'll be a while before I let it loose on the public, but so far, it appears to work

pkg_add fail on FreeBSD V8.0

2010-11-30 Thread Dave
i386 Looking to install the Hiawatha webserver, but got this when I tried... pkg_add -r hiawatha Error: Unable to get ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-8.0- release/Latest/hiawatha.tbz: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access) pkg_add: unable to fetch 'ftp

Re: pkg_add fail on FreeBSD V8.0

2010-11-30 Thread Chuck Swiger
On Nov 30, 2010, at 12:39 PM, Dave wrote: Or compile Hiawatha from sources? (I *Will* need guidance and hand-holding to do that!) Well. Start with: cd /usr/ports/www/hiawatha make install Regards, -- -Chuck ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org

Re: pkg_add fail on FreeBSD V8.0

2010-11-30 Thread Jason Helfman
2010 r...@fbsd.67mk181qz:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/PPSGENERIC i386 Looking to install the Hiawatha webserver, but got this when I tried... pkg_add -r hiawatha Error: Unable to get ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-8.0- release/Latest/hiawatha.tbz: File unavailable (e.g., file

Re: pkg_add fail on FreeBSD V8.0

2010-11-30 Thread Polytropon
V8.0 to V8.1 realy that a big step? There is no such thing like a version-centered repository like on many Linusi. If you install a port via pkg_add -r, it will always be a current port. As time marches on, the ports tree on the servers changes. From time to time, packages are built from

Which specific version will be installed via pkg_add or via the port?

2010-09-02 Thread Ed Flecko
Hi folks, When you're installing software via the pkg_add command or building from source, how do you what specific version you'll be installing BEFORE you actually install it? Ed ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org

Re: Which specific version will be installed via pkg_add or via the port?

2010-09-02 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Ed Flecko edfle...@gmail.com writes: When you're installing software via the pkg_add command or building from source, how do you what specific version you'll be installing BEFORE you actually install it? By reading the port's Makefile, in my case. Other common options are make packagename

Re: Which specific version will be installed via pkg_add or via the port?

2010-09-02 Thread Glen Barber
On 9/2/10 10:43 AM, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Ed Flecko edfle...@gmail.com writes: When you're installing software via the pkg_add command or building from source, how do you what specific version you'll be installing BEFORE you actually install it? By reading the port's Makefile, in my case

pkg_add on dialup: resume?

2010-08-07 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
Hello, I'm transitioning to FreeBSD on my box for several reasons. However, I'm on dialup. pkg_add doesn't seem to be able to resume since I can't use the phone line (or the computer) long enough to install packages all in one go. Is there a solution to this? Second, update-freebsd (binary

Re: pkg_add on dialup: resume?

2010-08-07 Thread Rocky Borg
On 8/7/2010 6:03 PM, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: However, I'm on dialup. pkg_add doesn't seem to be able to resume since I can't use the phone line (or the computer) long enough to install packages all in one go. Is there a solution to this? There might be a more elegant solution

Re: pkg_add fails due to 'broken pipe'. Is my system in a consistent state?

2010-07-01 Thread Chris Stankevitz
From: Kevin Kinsey k...@daleco.biz Q2: Where on my hard drive are the bytes that tell pkg_add to use ftp.freebsd.org when downloading packages? You mean like inode number, which cylinder No, I am looking for a file name. Thank you, Chris

Re: pkg_add fails due to 'broken pipe'. Is my system in a consistent state?

2010-07-01 Thread Yuri Pankov
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:07:24PM -0700, Chris Stankevitz wrote: From: Kevin Kinsey k...@daleco.biz Q2: Where on my hard drive are the bytes that tell pkg_add to use ftp.freebsd.org when downloading packages? You mean like inode number, which cylinder No, I am looking

Re: pkg_add fails due to 'broken pipe'. Is my system in a consistent state?

2010-07-01 Thread Chris Stankevitz
--- On Wed, 6/30/10, Yuri Pankov yuri.pan...@gmail.com wrote: /usr/src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/main.c static char * getpackagesite(void) which constructs URL using ftp.freebsd.org unless PACKAGESITE and PACKAGEROOT are defined. Perfect, thank you! Chris

Re: pkg_add

2010-07-01 Thread Glen Barber
Hi, On 6/30/10 8:00 PM, Mr. Darren wrote: Though this will not be the focus of my question. Lots of ports are being created for FreeBSD and none submitted. I don't know why. My problem arises when trying to install one of these which is put together quite well. pkg_add -r http://site

pkg_add

2010-06-30 Thread Mr. Darren
Though this will not be the focus of my question. Lots of ports are being created for FreeBSD and none submitted. I don't know why. My problem arises when trying to install one of these which is put together quite well. pkg_add -r http://site/something.tbz, or pkg_add something.tbz doesn't

Re: pkg_add

2010-06-30 Thread Rodrigo Gonzalez
quite well. pkg_add -r http://site/something.tbz, or pkg_add something.tbz doesn't work for the dependencies. So how do I tell pkg_add to fetch the first pkg from one site and the rest from the main sites? It is available in source but the system is void of pkg's at the moment and with the 1ghz

Re: pkg_add

2010-06-30 Thread Fbsd8
Mr. Darren wrote: Though this will not be the focus of my question. Lots of ports are being created for FreeBSD and none submitted. I don't know why. My problem arises when trying to install one of these which is put together quite well. pkg_add -r http://site/something.tbz, or pkg_add

pkg_add fails due to 'broken pipe'. Is my system in a consistent state?

2010-06-30 Thread Chris Stankevitz
pkg_add -r gnome2 This command fails repeatedly with broken pipe because the FTP connection breaks. When it dies, I just re-run the command. I'm now on the fifth attempt. The gnome2 package is a meta package that installs many other packages. Q1: Is it bad for my FreeBSD system that I keep

Re: pkg_add fails due to 'broken pipe'. Is my system in a consistent state?

2010-06-30 Thread Kevin Kinsey
Chris Stankevitz wrote: pkg_add -r gnome2 This command fails repeatedly with broken pipe because the FTP connection breaks. When it dies, I just re-run the command. I'm now on the fifth attempt. The gnome2 package is a meta package that installs many other packages. Q1: Is it bad

pkg_add

2010-06-24 Thread Fbsd1
I checked the pkg_add manpage for where does pkg_add look for the named pkg distribution file? It says the env PKG_PATH holds it but env command does not show that variable. Is it /usr/packages or /usr/ports/packages? How can I see the value of PKG_PATH? What is the path of where the pkg

Re: pkg_add

2010-06-24 Thread zaxis
/ports/i386/packages-8.0-release/All/ So you should use PACKAGESITE instead of PKG_PATH you mentioned . Fbsd1 wrote: I checked the pkg_add manpage for where does pkg_add look for the named pkg distribution file? It says the env PKG_PATH holds it but env command does not show that variable

Re: pkg_add

2010-06-24 Thread Glen Barber
On 6/24/10 9:01 PM, zaxis wrote: uname -a FreeBSD mybsd.zsoft.com 8.0-RELEASE-p2 FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-p2 #9: Sat Mar 27 15:06:39 CST 2010 r...@mybsd.zsoft.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/MYKERNEL i386 echo $PKG_PATH PKG_PATH: Undefined variable. cat .cshrc |grep -i package setenv

Re: pkg_add

2010-06-24 Thread Fbsd1
-release/Latest/ Regards, No I am not looking for the remote path to fetch the package distribution file from. When doing pkg_add -Kr pkgname will save the downloaded distribution pkg file. My question is where is this file saved at on my host by default. /usr/packages maybe

Re: pkg_add

2010-06-24 Thread Glen Barber
On 6/24/10 9:49 PM, Fbsd1 wrote: Glen Barber wrote: Using the above FTP URL, PKG_PATH will look for ftp://ftp.cn.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-8.0-release/Latest/ Regards, No I am not looking for the remote path to fetch the package distribution file from. When doing pkg_add

Re: pkg_add

2010-06-24 Thread Glen Barber
distribution file from. When doing pkg_add -Kr pkgname will save the downloaded distribution pkg file. My question is where is this file saved at on my host by default. /usr/packages maybe /usr/ports/packages, assuming it exists. If not, it will save to the port directory. Actually

failed with pkg_add

2009-04-03 Thread Sylvio César Teixeira Amorim
Hi I want to know if there is not more the tarball gnome2, gnome2-lite, KDE4, etc via pkg_add -r for version current i386 Whenever I try, return package not found. Just getting through ports, but rather takes to compile. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Live free or die - UNIX

Re: [pkg_add] PACKAGESITE weirdness - URL not correct for dependencies?

2009-03-28 Thread Mel Flynn
, it is a bit counter-intuitive. However it's documented in the pkg_add(1) manpage that PACKAGESITE should resolve to the full URL where packages can be found (even the trailing slash). I've found in practice, that it is the easiest to set your webroot below All/, so that All/foo-1.2.3.tbz resolves

Re: [pkg_add] PACKAGESITE weirdness - URL not correct for dependencies?

2009-03-28 Thread L Campbell
parameters, base and spec, and has the following behavior -- snip behavior and patch Yes, it is a bit counter-intuitive. However it's documented in the pkg_add(1) manpage that PACKAGESITE should resolve to the full URL where packages can be found (even the trailing slash). The additional

[pkg_add] PACKAGESITE weirdness - URL not correct for dependencies?

2009-03-26 Thread L Campbell
packages out from it's HTTP root, such that requesting the following URLs properly fetch the desired packages: http://10.0.0.4/lighttpd-1.4.22.tbz http://10.0.0.4/pcre-7.8.tbz I set PACKAGESITE to 'http://10.0.0.4/'; when I attempt to install Lighttpd with pkg_add -rv, I get the following output (snipped

Re: [pkg_add] PACKAGESITE weirdness - URL not correct for dependencies?

2009-03-26 Thread L Campbell
On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 3:37 PM, L Campbell ll...@virginia.edu wrote: blah Oh, and please CC me on any replies since I don't follow this list. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To

Re: [pkg_add] PACKAGESITE weirdness - URL not correct for dependencies?

2009-03-26 Thread L Campbell
Okay, so apparently there's some serious weirdness in the logic in src/usr.sbin/pkg_install/lib/url.c, in fileGetURL. This function takes two parameters, base and spec, and has the following behavior -- * if spec is a valid URL, it's used unchanged as the path to the remote package. * if base is

libxml-2-7-3 (php5 pkg_add)

2009-03-23 Thread Christoph Kukulies
I wanted to do a pkg_add -r php5 under 7.1 Beta1 and got a warning: pkg_add: warning: package 'php5-5.2.8' requires 'libxml2-2.7.3', but 'libxml2-2.6.32' is installed Should I care and if, how do I repair this? -- Christoph Kukulies

Re: libxml-2-7-3 (php5 pkg_add)

2009-03-23 Thread Polytropon
On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:59:35 +0100, Christoph Kukulies k...@kukulies.org wrote: I wanted to do a pkg_add -r php5 under 7.1 Beta1 and got a warning: pkg_add: warning: package 'php5-5.2.8' requires 'libxml2-2.7.3', but 'libxml2-2.6.32' is installed Should I care [...] Run your PHP

Re: Newbie question about pkg_add

2008-10-29 Thread Canhua
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 1:07 PM, Steven Susbauer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ports-mgmt/portupgrade is a useful tool for easily getting packages and ports, it includes the tool portinstall which does what it says it does. By running portinstall -P pkgname, it will install a port and dependencies

Re: Newbie question about pkg_add

2008-10-29 Thread Thiago R. Santos
On Wed, 2008-10-29 at 11:14 +0800, Canhua wrote: Hi, good day all. I am new to FreeBSD. I tried to pkg_add -r a package (py-networkx), which tell me that: Error: FTP Unable to get ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/ FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-7.0-release/Latest/py-networkx.tbz: File unavailable (e.g

Re: Newbie question about pkg_add

2008-10-29 Thread Canhua
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 9:18 PM, Thiago R. Santos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2008-10-29 at 11:14 +0800, Canhua wrote: Hi, good day all. I am new to FreeBSD. I tried to pkg_add -r a package (py-networkx), which tell me that: Error: FTP Unable to get ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/ FreeBSD

Re: Newbie question about pkg_add

2008-10-29 Thread Thiago R. Santos
On Wed, 2008-10-29 at 22:41 +0800, Canhua wrote: Wonderful place~ thank you However I could not pkg_add py25-networkx still, being told that pkg_add: unable to fetch 'ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-7.0-release/Latest/py25-networkx.tbz' by URL Oh, sorry. I

Re: Newbie question about pkg_add (Canhua)

2008-10-29 Thread Kayven Riese
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Newbie question about pkg_add

2008-10-28 Thread Canhua
Hi, good day all. I am new to FreeBSD. I tried to pkg_add -r a package (py-networkx), which tell me that: Error: FTP Unable to get ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/ FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-7.0-release/Latest/py-networkx.tbz: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access) although I know that py

Re: Newbie question about pkg_add

2008-10-28 Thread Jeremy Chadwick
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 11:14:34AM +0800, Canhua wrote: Hi, good day all. I am new to FreeBSD. I tried to pkg_add -r a package (py-networkx), which tell me that: Error: FTP Unable to get ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/ FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-7.0-release/Latest/py-networkx.tbz: File

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