Subject: Re: mrtg requires X11?
To: charlie allom <current-users@netbsd.org>
From: John Maier <jmaier@midamerica.net>
List: current-users
Date: 11/30/2000 13:44:48
X is not required.

You *shouldn't* have to create any directories.  The pkg system is very good
at making directories needed.  i.e. /usr/pkg doesn't exist after a fresh
install, yet it and all directories in it quickly get made during pkg
builds.



----- Original Message -----
From: "charlie allom" <charlie@rubberduck.com>
To: <current-users@netbsd.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 11:58 AM
Subject: mrtg requires X11?


> hi all,
>
> i'm rebuilding my box without X11, and was going thru the pkgsrc
> tree and came across mrtg.
>
> on my last box, which had the /usr/X11R6 binaries, mrtg didnt
> complain about an install .. but now, it wants /usr/X11R6 for all
> it's dependencies ..
>
> mrtg -> gd -> freetype-lib
>    -> png
>    -> jpeg-*
>    -> libtool
>    -> xpm
>
> i can get around this by creating an empty /usr/X11R6 directory
> .. freetype-lib, png, libtool and jpeg install happily.
>
> seems tho that xpm is not so happy. it dies with:
>
> ===> Required package xpm-3.4k: NOT found
> ===> Verifying reinstall for ../../graphics/xpm
> ===> Configuring for xpm-3.4k
> env: xmkmf: No such file or directory
> *** Error code 127
>
> Stop.
> *** Error code 1
>
> etc etc ..
>
> i was about to find another nBSD box and just copy over the xpm
> stuff to (try and) fool this install when i thought maybe someone else had
> a more elegant solution ..?
>
> any help appreciated,
>   c.
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