Install issues

[Marshall Rodriquez]

On Dec 6, 2006, at 12:54 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:

> On Dec 6, 2006, at 11:26, Marshall Rodriquez wrote:
>
>> On Dec 5, 2006, at 2:48 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>>
>>> On Dec 5, 2006, at 15:26, Marshall Rodriquez wrote:
>>>
>>>> The space is "macports.org _dpupdate1". It's in the error  
>>>> message and in the folder name, so it seems like it's  
>>>> deliberate, but it doesn't allow things to work. I'll try  
>>>> looking through the source and see if it's there somewhere.
>>>
>>> Have you manually edited the file /opt/local/etc/ports/ports.conf  
>>> to reference rsync.macports.org? If so, check if there is a space  
>>> after "rsync.macports.org" in the relevant line; if so, remove it.
>>
>> Ok, last night I went through and removed every file and folder I  
>> could find and then reinstalled, and tried the .bash_profile to  
>> add the path. Now DP is installed and runs, though when I go to  
>> install fox or glut it seems to be trying to get them from  
>> opendarwin.org . Naturally, it just runs through those 4 servers  
>> over and over again. One odd thing is it's trying to fetch the  
>> file XFree86-4.5.0-src-3.tgz or XFree86-4.5.0-src-4.tgz , and  
>> tries to fetch it for either of my attempted installs. When I look  
>> in my sources.conf file, I see things pointed at rsync:// 
>> rsync.darwinports.org/dpupdate/dports . Am I correct that this 
>> (where the port is looking for the file) is something set server  
>> side?
>
> As far as I know, rsync.darwinports.org is still the normal  
> location for port updates to come from. Mine says  
> rsync.macports.org, but only because I manually changed it because  
> someone on this list said I should. But then someone else told me I  
> shouldn't have done it. That's why I asked if you had manually  
> edited the file.
>
> The fact that it's trying to install XFree86 suggests that you do  
> not have all of Apple's X11 installed. I recommend you install  
> Apple's X11 instead of building XFree86. Look in /Library/Receipts  
> and see if you have both X11User.pkg and X11SDK.pkg. If you do not  
> have X11User.pkg, install it from your Mac OS X CD or DVD. If you  
> do not have X11SDK.pkg, install it from the Xcode CD or the Xcode  
> download from developer.apple.com.
>

Thank you for all the help Ryan, I'll do that as soon as I get home :)

Marshall Rodriquez

"I don't like warriors. They're too narrow-minded. No sublety. Worse,  
they fight for hopeless causes...for honor!
Honor has killed millions of people but hasn't saved a single one."

ZORG, the Fifth Element


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