On 12/01/2024 17:15, J. wrote:
Hello everyone,
I'm new to the ports mailing list, and indeed rather new to UNIX/FreeBSD.
I like working with WPS Office (the Writer application) due to it being
rather compatible with Amazon KDP, which is Amazon's self-publishing
platform. I'm used to running WPS Office on Windows and tried to install
it on FreeBSD14.0. I tried an install on both the VMWare Player virtual
machine and my old Lenovo Thinkpad W700 laptop. Using pkg, I could not
locate WPS Office and hence I have used git to download the port tree
and attempted my first "compile from from source." [1]
Being in the proper ports directory, I do:*make install clean*
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I have recorded the compilation process using /tee/ on the Thinkpad
W700; myriad "stop errors" crop up and the compilation process is halted.
Stop.
make[8]: stopped in /usr/ports/devel/bsddialog
*** Error code 1
Stop.
make[7]: stopped in /usr/ports/devel/bsddialog
*** Error code 1
The full compilation process is recorded in wps.txt, attached to this
email. I did not want to paste the full content as this would hinder the
readability of this email.The errors are located at the very end of the
text file and hence, should you have the patience and will, they may be
found there and you will not have to pass through the whole text file.
As a newbie, I seem to understand it is mostly about missing libraries,
and would appreciate advice as to what to do, and if this can simply be
resolved by using pkg to install the myriad needed libraries; my
neophyte eyes are still quite dyslectic to the messages returned in the
myriad UNIX processes, please bear with me :-).
I hope WPS Office will be made available as a binary package via pkg.
I had asked the general FreeBSD mailing list the question presented
here, but was recommended to contact the people subscribed to this list.
I hope that my neophyte position has not unintendedly transgressed
against some mode of conduct expected in this mailing list; I have tried
other sources of information prior to resolving this problem, including
analysing the attached wps.txt file with AI, but the AI started
reasoning in circles; and trying to understand the nature of some of the
missing dependencies. As a beginner, I'm often still confronted with
jargon beyond my level. Someone suggested I might try porting the latest
Linux version of WPS Office with Poudriere-devel; but I think this will
remain beyond me for a while to come.
I do have the Linux compatibility layer enabled.
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*Thank you for your patience and expertise,
J.
*[1] The WPS Office Port is here:
https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/tree/editors/linux-wps-office
<https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/tree/editors/linux-wps-office>*
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Hello, you are welcome.
Reading your wps.txt:
===> Installing for bsddialog-1.0.1
===> Checking if bsddialog is already installed
===> bsddialog-1.0.1 is already installed
You may wish to ``make deinstall'' and install this port again
by ``make reinstall'' to upgrade it properly.
If you really wish to overwrite the old port of bsddialog
without deleting it first, set the variable "FORCE_PKG_REGISTER"
in your environment or the "make install" command line.
*** Error code 1
The problem is "bsddialog-1.0.1 is already installed".
A possible fast fix to proceed with the installation of linux-wps-office
could be:
# pkg delete portconfig
# pkg delete bsddialog
# cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portconfig
# make clean
# cd /usr/ports/devel/bsddialog
# make clean
Now you can build and install your port
# cd /usr/ports/editor/linux-wps-office
# make install clean
(Actually, reading the error `# pkg delete bsddialg`
or `# cd /usr/ports/devel/bsddialog ; make deinstall`
should be sufficient, other delete/clean are to be sure
to star a clear building.)
I hope to help,
Alfonso
