Re: How to use portmanager/portmaster?
On Sat, 2009-02-28 at 23:33 +0100, Frank Wißmann wrote: Am Samstag 28 Februar 2009 22:39:26 schrieb Roland Smith: On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 10:08:45PM +0100, Frank Wißmann wrote: Am Samstag 28 Februar 2009 21:42:35 schrieb Roland Smith: On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 07:49:16PM +0100, Frank Wißmann wrote: Hi, list! I have a problem using the above mentioned programs because there doesn't seem to be a manpage installed. Can anybody give me a clue on how to get help? Both do have manpages. What kind of error do you get when you try e.g. 'man portmaster'? It might be that your manual pages setup is broken. I get the message No manual entry for portmaster, but using your command I can read it. man man e. g. works perfectly. That sounds to me that the configuration for the man command is broken. If you give the 'manpath' command, does the output include /usr/local/man? If not, add the following lines to /etc/manpath.config: OPTIONAL_MANPATH/usr/local/man MANPATH_MAP /usr/local/bin /usr/local/man Roland manpath does show correct settings AFAIK meaning that the answer to your question is yes. Frank Try a rehash. $ rehash ___ 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
Re: How to use portmanager/portmaster?
Da Rock wrote: On Sat, 2009-02-28 at 23:33 +0100, Frank Wißmann wrote: Am Samstag 28 Februar 2009 22:39:26 schrieb Roland Smith: On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 10:08:45PM +0100, Frank Wißmann wrote: Am Samstag 28 Februar 2009 21:42:35 schrieb Roland Smith: On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 07:49:16PM +0100, Frank Wißmann wrote: Hi, list! I have a problem using the above mentioned programs because there doesn't seem to be a manpage installed. Can anybody give me a clue on how to get help? Both do have manpages. What kind of error do you get when you try e.g. 'man portmaster'? It might be that your manual pages setup is broken. I get the message No manual entry for portmaster, but using your command I can read it. man man e. g. works perfectly. That sounds to me that the configuration for the man command is broken. If you give the 'manpath' command, does the output include /usr/local/man? If not, add the following lines to /etc/manpath.config: OPTIONAL_MANPATH/usr/local/man MANPATH_MAP /usr/local/bin /usr/local/man Roland manpath does show correct settings AFAIK meaning that the answer to your question is yes. Frank Try a rehash. $ rehash ___ 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 Do a Da Rock said. Do notice that both portmaster and portmanager are third party applications and need to be installed. cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portmaster/; make install clean; rehash cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portmanager/; make install clean; rehash ___ 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
How to use portmanager/portmaster?
Hi, list! I have a problem using the above mentioned programs because there doesn't seem to be a manpage installed. Can anybody give me a clue on how to get help? TIA Frank -- GU d- s:+ a+ C+$ UBS$ P L- !E--- W N+@ !o K--? !w--- O !M- !V- PS+ PE Y? !PGP- t+ 5 X !R tv- b++ DI !D G e h+ r- y? When pack meets pack in the jungle and no one will move from the trail wait till the leaders have spoken it may be fair words shall prevail (Rudyard Kipling) ___ 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
Re: How to use portmanager/portmaster?
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:49:16 +0200, Frank Wißmann frank.wissman...@web.de wrote: Hi, list! I have a problem using the above mentioned programs because there doesn't seem to be a manpage installed. Can anybody give me a clue on how to get help? TIA Frank http://www.google.ro/search?hl=roq=portmanagerbtnG=C%C4%83utare+Googlemeta= http://www.google.ro/search?hl=roq=portmasterbtnG=C%C4%83utaremeta= ___ 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
Re: How to use portmanager/portmaster?
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 07:49:16PM +0100, Frank Wißmann wrote: Hi, list! I have a problem using the above mentioned programs because there doesn't seem to be a manpage installed. Can anybody give me a clue on how to get help? Both do have manpages. What kind of error do you get when you try e.g. 'man portmaster'? It might be that your manual pages setup is broken. You can read the manpage with the following command sequence: gzip -cd /usr/local/man/man8/portmaster.8.gz | groff -Tascii -man | less Roland -- R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) pgpcdnZVQYknL.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: How to use portmanager/portmaster?
Am Samstag 28 Februar 2009 21:42:35 schrieb Roland Smith: On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 07:49:16PM +0100, Frank Wißmann wrote: Hi, list! I have a problem using the above mentioned programs because there doesn't seem to be a manpage installed. Can anybody give me a clue on how to get help? Both do have manpages. What kind of error do you get when you try e.g. 'man portmaster'? It might be that your manual pages setup is broken. I get the message No manual entry for portmaster, but using your command I can read it. man man e. g. works perfectly. But there comes up another question (or two): How can I use it with all ports/packages? And will it upgrade my packages too, or is there something special I have to look for, because I have mostly installed by pkg_add -r? TIA Frank You can read the manpage with the following command sequence: gzip -cd /usr/local/man/man8/portmaster.8.gz | groff -Tascii -man | less Roland -- GU d- s:+ a+ C+$ UBS$ P L- !E--- W N+@ !o K--? !w--- O !M- !V- PS+ PE Y? !PGP- t+ 5 X !R tv- b++ DI !D G e h+ r- y? When pack meets pack in the jungle and no one will move from the trail wait till the leaders have spoken it may be fair words shall prevail (Rudyard Kipling) ___ 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
Re: How to use portmanager/portmaster?
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 10:08:45PM +0100, Frank Wißmann wrote: Am Samstag 28 Februar 2009 21:42:35 schrieb Roland Smith: On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 07:49:16PM +0100, Frank Wißmann wrote: Hi, list! I have a problem using the above mentioned programs because there doesn't seem to be a manpage installed. Can anybody give me a clue on how to get help? Both do have manpages. What kind of error do you get when you try e.g. 'man portmaster'? It might be that your manual pages setup is broken. I get the message No manual entry for portmaster, but using your command I can read it. man man e. g. works perfectly. That sounds to me that the configuration for the man command is broken. If you give the 'manpath' command, does the output include /usr/local/man? If not, add the following lines to /etc/manpath.config: OPTIONAL_MANPATH/usr/local/man MANPATH_MAP /usr/local/bin /usr/local/man Roland -- R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) pgp4a5Y5ztU1k.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: How to use portmanager/portmaster?
Am Samstag 28 Februar 2009 22:39:26 schrieb Roland Smith: On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 10:08:45PM +0100, Frank Wißmann wrote: Am Samstag 28 Februar 2009 21:42:35 schrieb Roland Smith: On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 07:49:16PM +0100, Frank Wißmann wrote: Hi, list! I have a problem using the above mentioned programs because there doesn't seem to be a manpage installed. Can anybody give me a clue on how to get help? Both do have manpages. What kind of error do you get when you try e.g. 'man portmaster'? It might be that your manual pages setup is broken. I get the message No manual entry for portmaster, but using your command I can read it. man man e. g. works perfectly. That sounds to me that the configuration for the man command is broken. If you give the 'manpath' command, does the output include /usr/local/man? If not, add the following lines to /etc/manpath.config: OPTIONAL_MANPATH/usr/local/man MANPATH_MAP /usr/local/bin /usr/local/man Roland manpath does show correct settings AFAIK meaning that the answer to your question is yes. Frank -- GU d- s:+ a+ C+$ UBS$ P L- !E--- W N+@ !o K--? !w--- O !M- !V- PS+ PE Y? !PGP- t+ 5 X !R tv- b++ DI !D G e h+ r- y? When pack meets pack in the jungle and no one will move from the trail wait till the leaders have spoken it may be fair words shall prevail (Rudyard Kipling) ___ 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
Re: How to use portmanager/portmaster?
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 11:33:01PM +0100, Frank Wißmann wrote: Both do have manpages. What kind of error do you get when you try e.g. 'man portmaster'? It might be that your manual pages setup is broken. I get the message No manual entry for portmaster, but using your command I can read it. man man e. g. works perfectly. That sounds to me that the configuration for the man command is broken. If you give the 'manpath' command, does the output include /usr/local/man? manpath does show correct settings AFAIK meaning that the answer to your question is yes. Try running (in tcsh) 'man -d portmaster man-portmaster.txt'. This will tell you where man(1) is looking for the portmaster manual file. Among the text in man-portmaster.txt should be something like this: searching in /usr/local/man trying section 8 with globbing globbing /usr/local/man/man8/portmaster.8* found ultimate source file /usr/local/man/man8/portmaster.8.gz to_name in convert_name () is: /usr/local/man/cat8/portmaster.8.gz will try to write /usr/local/man/cat8/portmaster.8.gz if needed status from is_newer() = -2 using default preprocessor sequence found tbl(1) directive Couldn't open /usr/local/man/cat8/portmaster.8.gz.tmp5XCE4n for writing. using default preprocessor sequence found tbl(1) directive trying command: (cd /usr/local/man ; /usr/bin/zcat /usr/local/man/man8/portmaster.8.gz | /usr/bin/tbl | /usr/bin/groff -S -Wall -mtty-char -man -Tascii | /usr/bin/col | less) It should at least contain the first three lines. If not, man isn't searching the right directory. Roland -- R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) pgp43RgphZNJz.pgp Description: PGP signature
