pkg_add problem

Josh Ockert torstenvl at gmail.com
Fri Sep 30 10:37:24 PDT 2005


eoghan wrote:
> On 30 Sep 2005, at 17:42, Josh Ockert wrote:
> 
>> You're wrong.
>>
>> First of all, the address isnt
>> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/ packages-5-stable/
>> it's
>> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-5-stable/
>>
>> Second, if you did indeed set the PACKAGESITE environment variable,  
>> then -- barring a bug in pkg_add that prevents it from getting  
>> PACKAGESITE under tcsh -- you could not possibly get the SAME error  
>> message. You MIGHT have possibly gotten a DIFFERENT error message,  
>> but not the SAME one.
> 
> 
> Sorry im using apple mail and it seems to add that space. Im putting  
> the correct path in. The error comes back the same with the path  
> changed (the one i set it to). ive just done a fresh install today  and 
> have the manual. I installed from 5.3 dvd and my manual says:  pkg_add 
> -r gnome2 - so the path set initially is coming from my  install?? But I 
> did change it. Once I reboot and login as root i do  the setenv. Im 
> really not sure what im doing wrong. Ive checked the  ftp site and it 
> works.
> 

What's your exact command line and error?


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