Re: How do you know how to install ports? (like vmware3)

2004-10-09 Thread Alex de Kruijff
On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 08:09:21PM +0530, Subhro wrote: On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 02:03:15 -0400, bsdfsse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For example, I have been trying to install the vmware3 port - and I find all kinds of tidbits all over the web about little things that need to be done to get it

How do you know how to install ports? (like vmware3)

2004-09-30 Thread bsdfsse
For example, I have been trying to install the vmware3 port - and I find all kinds of tidbits all over the web about little things that need to be done to get it to work. The information sometimes covers version 2.0, sometimes 3.2, and sometimes 4.5. If someone just goes in to

Re: How do you know how to install ports? (like vmware3)

2004-09-30 Thread Subhro
On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 02:03:15 -0400, bsdfsse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For example, I have been trying to install the vmware3 port - and I find all kinds of tidbits all over the web about little things that need to be done to get it to work. The information sometimes covers version 2.0,

Re: How do you know how to install ports? (like vmware3)

2004-09-30 Thread Christian Hiris
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 30 September 2004 08:03, bsdfsse wrote: For example, I have been trying to install the vmware3 port - and I find all kinds of tidbits all over the web about little things that need to be done to get it to work. The information

Re: How do you know how to install ports? (like vmware3)

2004-09-30 Thread bsdfsse
I'm new to FreeBSD, maybe I am missing something obvious? You probably missed the pkg-message display. In your terminal session, simply scroll back a view lines after the install target has been completed or type 'cat /usr/ports/emulators/vmware3/pkg-message' to view it again. Indeed, I was

Re: How do you know how to install ports? (like vmware3)

2004-09-30 Thread Christian Hiris
On Thursday 30 September 2004 21:51, bsdfsse wrote: I'm new to FreeBSD, maybe I am missing something obvious? You probably missed the pkg-message display. In your terminal session, simply scroll back a view lines after the install target has been completed or type 'cat