Don't top-post, please. Deling Ren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Sat, 7 Feb 2004, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > > > Deling Ren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > Hi all, I am experiencing a nasty problem: I can not "make clean" or "make > > > update" etc under /usr/port. In most of the ports, I can not even "make > > > install". They all yield a common error: > > > > > > Missing }. > > > > > > This problem also exists when I tried to compile the kernel by running > > > "config" and "make depend". But I have no problem with "make buildkernel > > > KERNCONF=...". > > > > > > I even tried to cvsup to the lastest port, didn't help. I suspect a > > > makefile that is commonly used is corrupted. Can anyone give a a clue > > > where to find it? It's 5.2 RC1. > > > > > > Any suggestion will be appreciated. > > > > Just a guess: 'which make' doesn't reply with /usr/bin/make? > > > Thanks for your reply, "which make" returned "/usr/bin/make". There are > some ports that I can "make install", such as gettext, but others have > problems, e.g. mutt. I can "make", but not "make install" :( Your ports makefiles (/usr/ports/Mk) might be corrupted somehow. Look at bsd.port.mk in particular. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
