PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 10:59 PM
Subject: RE: quickquestion
> >Installed XFree86 using ports method:
> >
> ># cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4
> ># make install clean
> >
> >
> >now trying to run 'XF
In regards to your statement on not being able to find most of your ports
binaries and etc...
In general, you can find out where things are installed by taking a look at the
contents of the 'pkg-plist' file in a port's directory and by
tacking '/usr/local' on to it as a prefix. Of course, the
>Installed XFree86 using ports method:
>
># cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4
># make install clean
>
>
>now trying to run 'XFree86-configure' so i can configure it - but i
>can not locate the program anywhere!
locate XFree86-configure
or
which XFree86-configure
might be a good place to start
>On a la
>
> >On a larger scale can i am tired of constantly changing dirs to run
> >apps. can i adjust an environment variable to run programs from any
> >dir i am in, instead searching through everything. I installed a lot
> >of port software but can't seem to be able to run or find any of it.
>
> thats
