Makefile in FreeBSD 7.0 Stable

[Kris Kennaway]

norwoh at comcast.net wrote:
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Kris Kennaway <kris at FreeBSD.org>
>> norwoh at comcast.net wrote:
>>> I have a fresh install of FreeBSD 7.0 but it it seems several system related 
>> modules are broken. One I would like to have a solution on urgently is the 
>> "Makefile". I am not able to compile or install any program with it. The errors 
>> are too many no matter which application I try to install from ports collection. 
>> I have not built a custom kernel yet. The behavior of Makefile worries me more 
>> than anything at the moment.
>>> pkg_ add is minimally working itself. I am also noticing that quite many 
>> apllications in the port collection are bad. Any idea for me to get started?
>>
>> You'll have to start by showing us exactly what you are doing, and what 
>> is going wrong.
>>
> 
> Thanks ... say you have a package:
> cd /usr/ports/sysutils/usermin
>   In this folder you have Makefile, distinfo, files, pkg-descr, pkg-message, and pkg-plist
> The issue the command while in this folder:
>                                            perl Makefile
> voila,, you get:
> 
> Semicolon seems to be missing at Makefile line 9
> Bareword found where operator expected at Makefile line 11 .near "/www" [Missing operator before www?]
> syntax erro at Makefile line 10
> Execution of Makefile aborted due to Compilation errors.
> 
> And many more of these errors for each and every file/application I try to install.

Why are you running that command?  It's not how you build ports.  Take a 
look at the handbook for directions.

Kris