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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