gnome2 build error - gail - after ModularXorg install

[Scott Robbins]

On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 02:09:57PM +1000, Kris Glynn wrote:


> I have managed to completely build X Window System Version 7.2.0 from
> the info provided at http://wiki.freebsd.org/ModularXorg
>  
> Once installed I noticed that I had not installed Gnome. So I went into
> the ports tree /usr/ports/x11/gnome2 and began the build process but it
> always errors out during building of gail (more specifically -
> libgail-util)
>  
I don't have gnome, so can't specifically answer that, however in answer
to your next question...

> Prior to building Xorg I renamed /usr/ports to /usr/ports.old and used
> git to populate a new /usr/ports. When I started building gnome2
> initially I used this tree.. should I of done this ?or should I have
> first renamed ports to ports.git and then renamed ports.old back to
> /usr/ports ?  Regardless of this now - gnome2 will not build from either
> ports tree.
>  
> Once I installed ModularXorg should I have renamed ports.old back to
> ports ?

I think that most of us using xorg-7.x are just using the git ports
tree.  This seems to have caused a bit of confusion (judging from this
list, forums, etc) but assuming you want to keep working with 7.x, you
would update your ports by using

cd /usr/ports
git pull origin xorg

instead of portsnap, csup, cvsup or other methods.  As mentioned in the
wiki, they are trying to keep it in step with the ports tree, though
once in awhile it's a little behind.  

I realize this doesn't answer your main question, about your failed
build, but hopefully it answers the secondary question about updating
ports after using the git ports tree. 



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