newbie Make question

[Kris Kennaway]

On Mon, Nov 29, 2004 at 05:26:36PM -0600, Benjamin E. Brannen wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have installed FreeBSD and have been running it for about two weeks now.
> 
> I had been using the ports collection to install software.  I must have 
> done something that has changed the environment but don't know what.
> 
> Now when I go into a ported directory and attempt to make, it says:
> make: no target to make.
> 
> When I try make install it says:
> make: don't know how to make install. Stop.
> 
> Many of the files in the ports collection now have a ',v' after them 
> i.e. 'Makefile,v' 'pkg-plist,v' and Attic etc.
> 
> Anyone with any insight would be appreciated?

You cvsupped with the wrong settings, specifically your cvsupfile
specified to download the entire ports CVS repository.  Compare to the
sample cvsupfiles in /usr/share/examples/cvsup or the documentation in
the handbook.

Kris
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