pkg_add -r not working

[Josh Ockert]

jean wrote:

>Hi All,
> 
>I have newly installed FreeBSD, but seem to be having a problem with
>pkg_add, when I use pkg_add -r then package name 
>I get an error:
> 
>pkg_add -r nano
>Error: FTP Unable to get
>ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-5.3-release/Latest
>/nano.tbz: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
>pkg_add: unable to fetch
>'ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-5.3-release/Lates
>t/nano.tbz' by URL
> 
>but if I use pkg_add and then the url it seems to retrieve the packge
>with no problems
> 
>pkg_add
>ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-5-stable/editors/n
>ano-1.2.5.tbz
>Fetching
>ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-5-stable/editors/n
>ano-1.2.5.tbz... Done.
>pkg_add: warning: package 'nano-1.2.5' requires 'gettext-0.14.5', but
>'gettext-0.13.1_1' is installed
> 
>any help would be appreciated 
> 
>Thanks
> 
>Jean
> 
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packages-5-stable is maintained, i dont think packages-5.3-release still 
exists.

i believe the handbook tells you how to change the base address of 
pkg_add -r