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Originally Posted by bsdnewbie999
I download the ports.tar.gz and extract to /usr/
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...but from
what directory did you get this file?
Two points:
- ports.tar.gz can be found in several different directories. This is done because the ports tree is available in different flavors. If you are unfamiliar with flavors, you need to study & understand Section 5.1 of the FAQ:
http://openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#Flavors
...& using the ports tree from -current on a -release installation is neither recommended nor supported. For more information, see Section 15.4.1 for more details:
http://openbsd.org/faq/faq15.html#NoFun
If you downloaded the wrong version of the ports tree, this may account for why you are continually getting weird build errors.
- As has been repeatedly recommended to you, don't build from ports when pre-compiled packages are available. Nothing is gained by compiling applications yourself. By compiling from ports, you are building a local copy of the same package files which are found on the mirrors. Again, nothing is gained from compiling yourself over using packages that are already built.
A number of people have been providing you links to relevant sections of the FAQ. We do this because the answers to a lot of the problems & predicaments you are getting yourself into are explained there. As I have said to you numerous times before:
study the FAQ. It will save you a lot of time & aggravation.