6.2-stable/gnome

[Kris Kennaway]

On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 09:02:58PM -0500, Eduardo Viruena Silva wrote:
> 
> Hello!
> 
> My systems says:
> 
> FreeBSD michelle.esfm.ipn.mx 6.2-STABLE FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE #0: Wed Jun 20 
> 15:14:14 CDT 2007     
> root at michelle.esfm.ipn.mx:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/eviruena  i386
> 
> I would like to install gnome BUT I CANNOT FIND IT.
> 
> If I try:
> 
>      pkg_add -r gnome2
> 
> I get:
> 
> michelle:/home/mrspock> pkg_add -r gnome2
> Error: FTP Unable to get 
> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6-stable/Latest/gnome2.tbz: 
> File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
> pkg_add: unable to fetch 
> 'ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6-stable/Latest/gnome2.tbz' 
> by URL
> 
> the same thing happends if I try:  gnome, gnome2, etc.
> 
> Is there a way of installing gnome2 without compiling it from the ports?
> 
> (of course, I have the FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE discs but they are outdated,
> the dependences are completely different from the ones used in 6.2-STABLE)

Wait until it becomes entirely buildable.  Often in the immediate
aftermath of a new gnome release it does not completely build for a
week or so.

Kris