Re: Error installing softwares on FreeBSD system

From: Kent Stewart (kstewart_at_owt.com)
Date: 01/24/05

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    To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Martin Hepworth <maxsec@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:46:31 -0800

    On Monday 24 January 2005 06:04 am, Martin Hepworth wrote:
    > HI
    >
    > I think you will need to make cvsup first from the ports directory,
    > Then use cvsup to get the latest version of ports tree. See
    > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-using
    >.html for more details..

    Cvsup changes so slowly that I don't see an purpose in building it from
    the ports. You have so much extra bagage with building modula (ezm3)
    that you completely avoid with the package.

    Kent

    >
    > --
    > Martin
    >
    >
    > On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 18:06:09 GMT, hamsadhvani@netzero.com
    >
    > <hamsadhvani@netzero.com> wrote:
    > > I completed the BSD 5.3 instllation on my Dell Desktop using the
    > > first CD of the 4 CD set. I installed all the ports and
    > > distributions in the first CD. But when I tried to 'make install'
    > > emacs from the /usr/ports/editors/emacs20 directory I get a lot of
    > > messages which says 'Attemting to fetch from :<ftp site name> : No
    > > address record And finally an error message which says:
    > > Couldn't fetch it - please try to retrieve this port manually
    > > into usr/ports/distfiles and try again Error code 1
    > > Same is the case with other softwates and utilities.
    > >
    > > I don't have FTP configured on my computer. Do I have to get the
    > > CVS repository installed? If so please give me the instructions or
    > > a link. Is it necessary that I install the rest of the CDs?
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Kent Stewart
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