why so many errors with ports??

[Elias Chrysocheris]

On Sunday 06 of June 2010 13:32:56 Manolis Kiagias wrote:
> On 06/06/2010 1:11 ?.?., Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote:
> > i have FBSD 8.0 i have install the base system plus the bash shell
> > from the CD.after the installiation of the system i install ports with
> > portsnap and i update them with portmaster,no error came up,but now i
> > receive errors from xfce4.
> > 
> > @*Alejandro Imass*
> > *
> > *
> > what do u mean when u say?
> > 
> > "Tip: in FBSD the word stable has a completely
> > different meaning than in the LInux world ;-)"
> 
> (adding the list to the recipients)
> Don't install bash from CD. Bash will also install gettext, and this was
> recently updated. Almost every single port has a dependency on gettext
> and you happen to have the old version installed with bash, while the
> ports you are trying to install will need the new version. Start with
> just the base system and install bash from ports as well.
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I believe that you should follow the quick guide that Manolis Kiagias wrote. 
That is the guide I followed and everything went fine and smooth. Try it: 
ftp://ftp.freebsdgr.org/pub/freebsd/freebsd.zip
This is an unofficial guide, but it works and gives you a step-by-step 
understanding of your new operating system and it is written in Greek.