Webalizer compiles and installs fine in 6.1, goes splat in 6.2.

[Lou Katz]

On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 12:11:52PM +0200, Mel wrote:
> On Thursday 03 April 2008 01:21:38 Lou Katz wrote:
> > In /usr/ports/webalizer (6.2)
> >
> > # make

<snip>

> > -DHAVE_ICONV_H -DHAVE_ICONV_T_DEF -c gdft.c gdft.c:1403:35:
> > fontconfig/fontconfig.h: No such file or directory gdft.c:1466: error:
> 
> Install x11-fonts/fontconfig or set WITHOUT_X11 cause you don't need XPM 
> support in GD anyway.
> And be sure to read:
> less -p20070519 /usr/ports/UPDATING
> 
> -- 
> Mel

Thank you! Problem solved.

The 'funny thing' was:
a. This system is not an upgrade. It was a fresh install of 6.2.
b. When I did the initial make on webalizer, I foolishly checked the X11 boxes in
   the config screen.
c. However, the make mechanism apparently didn't properly pick up the dependency
   like it usually does.
d. When I got the errors, I tried to re-do the config, and just could not find any
   way at all to unring that bell. Make config did not work, as config was not
   a target. I even make a clean, empty ports tree and tried to make webalizer
   there hoping for another shot at the config screen, but it never appeared,
   and I got the same error. This leads to the question of where in the maze
   of twisty little passageways, all the same, did the make mechanism
   hide the X11 requirement????


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