Makefile error: your port uses an old layout
Kris Kennaway
kris at obsecurity.org
Mon Oct 3 18:29:08 PDT 2005
On Mon, Oct 03, 2005 at 06:20:59PM -0700, Joe S wrote:
> I can't seem to install quite a few apps from ports. I'm running
> 5.4-RELEASE with security patches installed (via freebsd-update). I
> update ports with portsnap. I have updated a few times today.
>
> Example:
> # cd /usr/ports/sysutils/smartmontools
> # make install clean
> Makefile error: your port uses an old layout. Please update it to match
> this bsd.port.mk. If you have updated your ports collection via cvsup
> and are still getting this error, see Q12 and Q13 in the cvsup FAQ on
> http://www.polstra.com for further information.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports/sysutils/smartmontools.
>
>
> The FAQ is useless. I've googled for similar errors, no relevant
> results. Any ideas?
You have stale cruft in your port directory. Show us what it is..
Kris
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