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Following the last post of today, I decided to start all over again. So, first, at databases/luadbi make rmconfig-recursive make clean Now, there's two ways to do this. A) make config lua52-luadbi (mysql option is deselected, and postgresql is selected) make config-recursive the following...

When compiling open-vm-tools-11.3.5,2: In file included from vfsops.c:53: In file included from /usr/src/sys/sys/namei.h:39: /usr/src/sys/sys/filedesc.h:43:10: fatal error: 'sys/seq.h' file not found #include <sys/seq.h> ^~~~~~~~~~~ 1 error generated. FreeBSD 13.0-RFELEASE p4 Any...

I intend to start a new category called "games-interpreters". It could be a virtual category, but it may be better as its own physical category. Gaming needs more organization in the ports tree, and it will keep the prefix of games. I now know how to make the edits and patches to Bugzilla, so I...

I want to add Nextaw (x11-toolkits/neXtaw) options to applications that use Xaw (x11-toolkits/libXaw) in ports. I've thought about working on adding port customizations since starting the thread athena-xaw-implementations.81588. To start with, I learned a lot about adjusting Makefiles by using...

Is anyone else having problems? I changed my script to use https://git.freebsd.org/ports.git a couple of months ago as https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports wasnt working, but now it seems to have switched back to https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports, however 2021Q4 doesnt exist. The page even has a link...

Install sysutils/bastille and net/gitup on host through either ports or packages. For a nested display server to run or test from the jail, install x11-servers/xorg-nestserver or x11-servers/xephyr on the host system as well. Bastille jail in the example or instruction will be named "myjail"...

Hello! I have the latest FreeBSD 13 RELEASE. I'd like to play World of Warcraft on my FreeBSD machine, so I tried to compile wine from ports(needed to switch vk and dxvk support on). Unfortunately, I got an error, which I can't understand and thus can't solve it. output -...

Hello. I thought, what is the best way to update the software on the server at the moment. See what's new in /usr/ports/UPDATE. Now I'm updating like this portupgrade -arR My system FreeBSD 12.2-13.0.

The energy of building ports is currently used for heating my livingroom. But CPU's operating at lower temperatures and voltages are the future.

I have another machine which is offline. What is the best method to install packages offline? I mean, due to the dependencies, it is almost impossible to download all the dependent packages to install them. Is there a way to use the pkg command to download (from a connected FreeBSD machine)...

Hi there, I successfully installed plan9 through bsd ports but I have no idea how to open it on my system. I would appreciate some guidance in this regard. Thank you.

I have an installation of print/texlive-full. However, that is missing the siunitx package I would like to use. What is the best way to add this package?

So, I was trying to install net/wireshark when there was a power outage. I tried to resume the installation with make clean distclean install it said it was already installed so did make reinstall this is when it crashed. Upon boot up I checked /var/crash/core.txt.0 & this line caught my eye...

My current issue revolves around apache24 and gitea and a few other ports requiring postgresql12-client as a connector, which blocks the installation of postgresql14-client needed by postgresql14-server to play around with some of the newer features in my home lab, and I'd be curious about a...

poudriere ports -c and port updates were working flawless for many years until git happened. I assume many migration parts are still in progress. Unfortunately cannot make it work: #poudriere ports -c -m git -U https://git.freebsd.org/ports.git [00:00:00] Creating default fs at...

Greetings everyone and sorry for bothering the community, but I got terribly messed up and I think I need your help very much. I have just installed FreeBSD for the first time willing to make it my default OS for music production and other working purposes, but unfortunately got confused with...

I have built xorg from ports and it required python3.7 and in the process installed py37-setuptools (which isn't even a specific official port, there is only py-setuptools). Now whenever I try to build something that requires python3.8 and py38-setuptools (default build from py-setuptools port)...

Hello everyone, I'm looking to improve the manageability, IMO, of ports. However, I'm in need of advises to overcome some challenges I'm encountering. This tool gives a very nice tree view. Since you could have different (poudriere) 'sets' and make.conf file(s), this manual usage becomes...

Hello, I made FreeBSD packages Archive, some of those packages are officialy deleted (for example openjfx8-devel), Like VirtualBox-OSE 5.2.44_3, OpenJFX8-Devel, python27, chromium, minecraft-client and other old/deleted packages. If you want to install those packages, link is here...

Hi gang! Disclaimer: I am honestly a little excited about recent developments so expect to find some (small) opinionated parts in this guide. Nothing excessive mind you, but I can sometimes get a little carried away and despite some believes I never really plan guides like this. Editorial In...