/usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4/make install, err code 1

[Torben Brosten]

> I'm trying to install x11 and kde.
> 
> uname -a
> FreeBSD huey.localhost 4.8-STABLE FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE #0: Mon Jul 14 
> 07:55:43 PDT
> 2003  root at huey.localhost:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/HUEY i386
> 
> background:
> 
> The system was loaded via CD as a 4.6-release, and then was successfully 
> cvsup'd
> and make/install world/kernel to 4.8-stable via ftp.
> 
> I first tried using /stand/sysinstall to install the ports, but decided 
> to try
> cvsup after it couldn't find the distribution tree. I've tried 
> variations of
> 4.8-stable in the options area without success.
> 
> then, I used pkg_add -r /usr/ports/x11/kde (and a few other packages)
> #I know pkg_add to be a mistake now. That's not how to do it =(
> 
> then:
> cvsup -g -L 2 ports-supfile #generic ports-supfile with different mirror
> I think the new source has been loaded.
> 
> got some error 1 codes where error message suggested to 'make deinstall' 
> 'make
> reinstall', so did the following:
> 
> cd /usr/ports
> make clean
> make deinstall
> #all seemed to work without errors
> 
> next did:
> cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4
> make reinstall
> 
> after about 5 minutes of compiling, am getting a series of '*** Error 
> code 1'
> apparently starting with:
> /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: /usr/X11R6/lib/libfontconfig.so.1: Undefined 
> symbol
> "FT_Get_PS_Font_Info"
> *** Error code 1
> 
> questions:
> 
> Is there a way to fix this without having to resort to installing ports 
> from
> scratch?
> 
> If not, how can I get a clean ports to work? Just cd /usr/ports, rm -r 
> *, then
> cvsup ports-file again, or ?
> 

Here's what seems to work (in case anyone else is interested).

I went into the dir that contains installed packages and deleted the packages

cd /var/db/pkg
pkg_delete *

then downloaded cvsup-without-gui and updated port sources with cvsup, then:

cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4
make
make install

so far, it seems to be working.... It may take a day or so to know for certain...

cheers