cannot install KDE3 or KDE-LITE from ports

[Subhro]

Yeh you do because KDE is NOT just kde, its a bunch of other libraries
included, which wont compile a a dependency as the libraries required
are already present in the system. Only the catch is the libraries are
old. SO yo need a portupgrade. As you say that its a freshly installed
system, I would say go for a cvsup and a rebuild of the main tree
because of two reasons. Firstly the stock tree and kernel has loads of
compatibility features which can be eleminated for good. You can also
put optimization flags ( man make.conf, the CFLAGS section) which
would largely affect the install.

Regards
S.

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 11:29:44 +0800, Peter Ryan <pryan at singnet.com.sg> wrote:
> 
> 
> > > I have just done a fresh install of 4.10 R from the ISO disk
> > >
> > > The first package I installed was cvsup, and then i did a complete
> > > ports upgrade from cvsup3.
> > >
> > > Then I tried to make KDE3. It failed trying to find a file called
> > > jpegexiforient.c.
> > >
> > > Having no idea what to do about that, I decided to make KDE-LITE.
> > >
> > > This also gives the same 'file not found' error.
> > >
> > > I have done this procedure a few times before when I reinstall
> > > freeBSD, and have never had this error.  I have not reinstalled for
> > > about 3 weeks, so something may have changed in the port.
> > >
> >
> > Did you
> >
> > - follow /usr/ports/UPDATING after your cvsup
> > - install portupgrade
> > - install KDE with portupgrade -NR kde
> 
> Thanks for the reply, but are you sure I need to do a port
> upgrade after the cvsup if I am installing from the newly
> updated port.  KDE is the first application i am installing
> after the standard installation of 4.10, and the error is
> a missing file.  Shouldnt the cvsup'd port have everything
> I need ?
> 
> I am thinking something is wrong with the most recent
> port. (btw there is nothing mentioned in UPDATING)
> 
> Peter
> 
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