pkgsrc-2006Q1 build

joerg at britannica.bec.de joerg at britannica.bec.de
Tue Jun 6 12:44:08 PDT 2006


On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 09:17:35PM +0200, Pieter Dumon wrote:
> Can I install packages from the HEAD build
> (pkgsrc-stable/DragonFly/HEAD) on a system with the current preview
> DFly (1.5.3-preview) ? (It gives a warning but installs the package)

Yes, most packages should work just fine. Some of the low-level stuff
might not work correctly though, e.g. ktop or similiar programs.

> 
> Where should we actually submit DragonFly-related pkgsrc bugs ? I'm
> getting some error installing graphics/MesaLib from source:
> mklib: ERROR: Don't know how to make a static/shared library for DragonFly
> mklib: please add necessary commands to mklib script
> mklib: Installing in ../../lib
> *** Error code 64

I guess this is part of the USE_LANGUAGES fallout. I have a full build
running at the moment, which should help to find the remaining problems.
It can take a few days until it arrives at MesaLib though.

Joerg





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