port installation problem

[pj]

Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> pj <af.gourmet at videotron.ca> writes:
> 
>> When trying to install CUPS and also when installing Gnome-light, I
>> get the same error messsage, really, the exact same:
>>
>> "===>   cups-1.2.10_1 depends on executable: espgs - not found
>> ===>    Verifying install for espgs in /usr/ports/print/cups-pstoraster
>> ===>  Installing for cups-pstoraster-8.15.4_1
>> ===>   cups-pstoraster-8.15.4_1 depends on executable: gs - not found
>> ===>    Verifying install for gs in /usr/ports/print/ghostscript-gpl
>> ===>  Building for ghostscript-gpl-8.57
>>>>> in pre-build ...
>>>>>   creating directories for compilation ...
>>>>>   building EPAG utility ...
>> gmake: `ert' is up to date.
>>>>>   creating symlinks for EPAG ...
>> ./obj/echogs -w ./obj/ldt.tr -n - cc -pthread -L/usr/local/lib -o ./bin/gs
>> ./obj/echogs -a ./obj/ldt.tr -n -s ./obj/gs.o -s
>> cat ./obj/ld.tr >>./obj/ldt.tr
>> ./obj/echogs -a ./obj/ldt.tr -s -  -lm
>> if [ x != x ]; then LD_RUN_PATH=; export LD_RUN_PATH; fi; \
>>     XCFLAGS= XINCLUDE= XLDFLAGS= XLIBDIRS= XLIBS= \
>>     FEATURE_DEVS= DEVICE_DEVS= DEVICE_DEVS1= DEVICE_DEVS2= DEVICE_DEVS3= \
>>     DEVICE_DEVS4= DEVICE_DEVS5= DEVICE_DEVS6= DEVICE_DEVS7= DEVICE_DEVS8= \
>>     DEVICE_DEVS9= DEVICE_DEVS10= DEVICE_DEVS11= DEVICE_DEVS12= \
>>     DEVICE_DEVS13= DEVICE_DEVS14= DEVICE_DEVS15= DEVICE_DEVS16= \
>>     DEVICE_DEVS17= DEVICE_DEVS18= DEVICE_DEVS19= DEVICE_DEVS20= \
>>     DEVICE_DEVS_EXTRA= \
>>     /bin/sh <./obj/ldt.tr
>> *** Error code 2
>> Stop in /usr/ports/print/ghostscript-gpl.
>> *** Error code 1
>> Stop in /usr/ports/print/cups-pstoraster.
>> *** Error code 1
>> Stop in /usr/ports/print/cups."
>>
>>
>> I tried portsnap fetch; portsnap extract and then make install clean
>> but that only gave me more errors in the CUPS build.
>>
>> What is going on here? Any ideas?
> 
> Did you adjust the setting in the configuration dialog screen?
> Try not doing that, and see if it builds...
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Actually, usually just do make install clean and do the default thing.
If I remember correctly, there was no configuration screen.
I did a little chinking and decided that the best way to install CUPS 
was to only install cups-base place the ppd file in the cups/ppd 
directory and add the printer. Bingo - it all works fine.

For gnome - who needs all that complicated windows stuff anyway? I use 
fluxbox and am quite happy with that. Just stick to the British army 
motto: KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid!

Thanks for your input.
Phil