Cannot build security/nss on 9.0-RELEASE-p3

[Adam Vande More]

On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 7:33 PM, Jay F Shachter <jay at m5.chicago.il.us>wrote:

> I cannot build, or cannot figure out how to build, security/nss on
> 9.0-RELEASE-p3.  Behold:
>
>
> [root at norman /usr/ports/security/nss]# uname -a
> FreeBSD norman 9.0-RELEASE-p3 FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE-p3 #0: Tue Jun 12
> 01:47:53 UTC 2012     root at i386-builder.daemonology.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
>  i386
> [root at norman /usr/ports/security/nss]# make install clean
> ===>  nss-3.15.2 improper use of USE_PERL5.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports/security/nss.
> [root at norman /usr/ports/security/nss]# gmake -v
> GNU Make 3.82
> Built for i386-portbld-freebsd9.0
> Copyright (C) 2010  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <
> http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
> There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
> [root at norman /usr/ports/security/nss]# gmake install clean
> Makefile:42: *** missing separator.  Stop.
> [root at norman /usr/ports/security/nss]# sed -n 42,47p Makefile
> .if !defined(WITH_DEBUG)
> MAKE_ENV+=      BUILD_OPT=1
> BINS=           ${DIST}/${OPSYS}${OSREL}_OPT.OBJ
> .else
> BINS=           ${DIST}/${OPSYS}${OSREL}_DBG.OBJ
> .endif
>
>
> The security/nss port is needed by firefox (unless there is a
> configuration option that allows firefox to be built without it),
> which is why I want it; currently my only graphical browser on that
> system is chrome.
>
> Thank you in advance for any and all replies.
>

Update your ports tree, check /etc/make.conf, and use a port managment
tool, eg portmaster.



-- 
Adam