general ports problem

[Garrett Cooper]

On Dec 26, 2008, at 14:33, t-u-t <marshc187 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 11:05 PM, Glen Barber  
> <glen.j.barber at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 5:02 PM, t-u-t <marshc187 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> hi,
>>> i have a quick question and don't know what this problem is  
>>> related to.
>>>
>>> i am getting an error on *every* port i try to build -- Script
>> "configure"
>>> failed unexpectedly. etc,etc, please check log.
>>>
>>> searching the net i am finding pages on particular ports (not same  
>>> as
>> mine
>>> yet) -- but baffled as to why every port giving this error.
>>>
>>> I have no clue what is in these log files and was wondering  
>>> whether the
>>> "unknown' entries is normal at "/bin/arch=" below.
>>>
>>> this below is the topmost part of config.log and just noticed the  
>>> parts
>> with
>>> win32 and don't know what that means.
>>>
>>> the very last line in the log file reads configure. exit 77.
>>>
>>
>> Is there anything odd in /etc/make.conf ?  Are your ports up to date?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Glen Barber
>>
>
>
> ports are updated, yes, and make.conf has some settings but have to  
> check,
> since i'm new and used a copy of the example file and have to check  
> what is
> enabled. this is a quick reply cuz i just noticed a previous error  
> messge
> stating -
> " C compiler cannot create executables "
>
> tried a couple of ports, they have this error
>
> thanks
>
> make.conf
>
> CFLAGS=    -O -pipe
> MAKE_SHELL?=sh
> COPTFLAGS= -O -pipe
>
> WITH_XINERAMA="YES"
> WITH_GNOME="YES"
> WITH_DOCHTML="YES"
> WITH_IMLIB2="YES"
> -- 
> ce la vie

A config.log file would help too..
-Garrett