Re: question about packages installation

[Erik Wikström <erik-wikstrom@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 2006-08-27 15:20, Saverio Iacovelli wrote:
> Ok, but the follows command:
>
> #pkg_add
> ftp://packages.stura.uni-rostock.de/pkgsrc-current/DragonFly/1.6.0-RELEASE/i386/All/firefox-1.5.0.6.tgz
>
> don't install the packages wich need for firefox
> installation. So, installation fails because it needs
> to install before other packages.
>
> pkg_add check dependencies, but it don't install
> automatically those packages wich need.

It should as far as I can tell from reading man pkg_add (look in the 
Technical Details section, item 3). However it might be that one or more 
of the packages needed is not found in the path specified which will 
cause the install to fail.

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Erik Wikström