Success! (Was Re: pkg_add fail on FreeBSD V8.0)
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 well. I also managed to duplicate it all on the V8.1 machine I have to play with at work, so I can fiddle during a lunch break, also having SSH access to the V8.0 box here at home too now, from my desk at work. ;-) I'm liking F'BSD more and more, and with multiple SSH terminals open on another PC, it's getting easier to understand. Guess in time I'll look to running X on the thing, and do it that way, but for now, headless via SSH over the LAN works just fine. I've got a lot of other stuff to do now, so the BSD box's will have to look after themselves for a little while, till I catch up on things. I'm sure I'll be back when something else puzzles me. Many thanks again people. Best Regards. Dave B. ___ 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
pkg_add fail on FreeBSD V8.0
OK, another show stopper for me, but probably a simple fix for the wise on list. FreeBSD V8.0 that I'm slowley getting to know (and beginning to like!) FreeBSD FBSD.67MK181QZ 8.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE #0: Wed Apr 14 22:55:09 BST 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 not found, no access) pkg_add: unable to fetch 'ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-8.0- release/Latest/hiawatha.tbz' by URL It worked ok on a V8.1 box I threw together for testing things during the works lunch hour. So, can I (and how) get this version to use I guess the 8.1 repository, or how do I cleanly update this to 8.1, though to maintain my needed PPS support I guess I'll need to recompile the kernel again? Is the change from V8.0 to V8.1 realy that a big step? Or compile Hiawatha from sources? (I *Will* need guidance and hand- holding to do that!) Advice please, before I mess things up. Regards. Dave B. ___ 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: pkg_add fail on FreeBSD V8.0
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 mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: pkg_add fail on FreeBSD V8.0
On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 08:39:24PM -, Dave thus spake: OK, another show stopper for me, but probably a simple fix for the wise on list. FreeBSD V8.0 that I'm slowley getting to know (and beginning to like!) FreeBSD FBSD.67MK181QZ 8.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE #0: Wed Apr 14 22:55:09 BST 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 not found, no access) pkg_add: unable to fetch 'ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-8.0- release/Latest/hiawatha.tbz' by URL It worked ok on a V8.1 box I threw together for testing things during the works lunch hour. So, can I (and how) get this version to use I guess the 8.1 repository, or how do I cleanly update this to 8.1, though to maintain my needed PPS support I guess I'll need to recompile the kernel again? Is the change from V8.0 to V8.1 realy that a big step? Or compile Hiawatha from sources? (I *Will* need guidance and hand- holding to do that!) Advice please, before I mess things up. Regards. Dave B. Are you using sudo by chance when installing? ___ 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 -- Jason Helfman System Administrator experts-exchange.com http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_4830110.html ___ 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: pkg_add fail on FreeBSD V8.0
On Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:39:24 -, Dave d...@g8kbv.demon.co.uk wrote: So, can I (and how) get this version to use I guess the 8.1 repository, or how do I cleanly update this to 8.1, though to maintain my needed PPS support I guess I'll need to recompile the kernel again? Is the change from 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 this ports tree using each port's default settings. Those binary packages are then installed via the pkg_add -r program. See man pkg_add, especially where PACKAGEROOT and PACKAGESITE are mentioned. You can, however, install precompiled binary packages for -RELEASE if you want. Instead of Latest/, a different subtree of packages will be addressed on the server. Or compile Hiawatha from sources? (I *Will* need guidance and hand- holding to do that!) No big deal. # cd /usr/ports/www/hiawatha/ # make install See man ports for details on how the ports system holds your hand when dealing with source. :-) You can also use a port management tool to do that. In my opinion, the most important one is portmaster. I've been using portinstall / portupgrade for many years now. It also allows you to select if you want to compile from source, e. g. # portinstall www/hiawatha/ or if you intendedly want to use a precompiled package if available, e. g. # portinstall -PP www/hiawatha/ See man portupgrade and man pkgdb for details. Allthough some consider it bad behaviour, you can mix using ports and packages. As long as you keep an eye on not duplicating stuff (pkgdb -aF helps here), it will work well. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ 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
