thefish-0.6.6_5 is marked as broken: does not build [FreeBSD9.0]

[Alexander Kapshuk]

On 10/23/2011 12:58 AM, Kevin Oberman wrote:
>
> On Oct 22, 2011 6:34 AM, "Alexander Kapshuk" 
> <alexander.kapshuk at gmail.com <mailto:alexander.kapshuk at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > howdy,
> >
> > when attempting to build x11/gnome2-power-tools from ports on my 
> FreeBSD9.0 desktop, the package failed to build spitting out the error 
> message below:
> >
> > gnome2-power-tools-2.32.1_2 depends on executable: thefish - not found
> > ===>    Verifying install for thefish in /usr/ports/sysutils/thefish
> > ===>  thefish-0.6.6_5 is marked as broken: does not build.
> > *** Error code 1
> >
> > Stop in /usr/ports/sysutils/thefish.
> > *** Error code 1
> >
> > Stop in /usr/ports/x11/gnome2-power-tools
> >
> > :; uname -a
> > FreeBSD localhost 9.0-BETA3 FreeBSD 9.0-BETA3 #0: Sat Sep 24 
> 20:46:57 UTC 2011     
> root at obrian.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  i386
> >
> > is there a fix for this?
>
> Until either thefish is fixed or it is removed, edit 
> ports/x11/gnome2-powertools/Makefile. Delete the line listing fish and 
> the trailing '\' from th prior line.
>
> R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer
> Retired
> kob6558 at gmail.com <mailto:kob6558 at gmail.com>
>
thanks a lot.

i'll give that a try.

Alexander Kapshuk