Subject: Re: difficulties compiling from pkgsrc
To: Larson, Timothy E. <Larson.Timothy1@mayo.edu>
From: Chris Pinnock <cjep@fawlty.net>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 05/05/2003 18:07:27
On Mon, May 05, 2003 at 08:48:04AM -0500, Larson, Timothy E. wrote:
> Since the packages I want on my SE/30 are not yet available as 1.6 binaries, I thought I would try compiling from source.  My first attempt was dt 1.1.7, so I could have virtual consoles and reverse video.
> 
> ===> dt-1.1.7nb2 is not available for NetBSD-1.6.m68k
> 
> Hmm, isn't the point of compiling from source to get the program on a platform it's not already available for?  Or maybe that "m68k" is a clue that I need to change some variable to "mac68k" specifically?  I don't know.

This looks like a bug (as dt is specifically for m68k). What does
"cd misc/dt && make show-var VARNAME=MACHINE_PLATFORM" say? 

best wishes,
Chris