MLDonkey can’t compile: Tcl/Tk missing

Installing from packages: ml_togl.c:12:17: error: tcl.h: No such file or directory ml_togl.c:13:16: error: tk.h: No such file or directory This happens because some dependencies aren’t in the requirements list: portinstall tclX tcllib tk The first two will handle the tcl.h dependency. The second will do tk.h. You should probably make sure tk is the same [...]

urxvt (rxvt-unicode): port installation defaults

cd /usr/ports/x11/rxvt-unicode sudo make -DWITHOUT_PERL -DWITHOUT_XIM -DWITHOUT_UNICODE3 -DWITHOUT_MENUBAR \ -DWITHOUT_RXVT_SCROLLBAR -DWITHOUT_NEXT_SCROLLBAR -DWITHOUT_XTERM_SCROLLBAR \ -DWITHOUT_PLAIN_SCROLLBAR -DWITH_HALF_SHADOW \ -DWITHOUT_LINESPACE -DWITHOUT_TERMINFO -DWITHOUT_AFTERIMAGE sudo make install -DWITHOUT_PERL -DWITHOUT_XIM -DWITHOUT_UNICODE3 -DWITHOUT_MENUBAR \ -DWITHOUT_RXVT_SCROLLBAR -DWITHOUT_NEXT_SCROLLBAR -DWITHOUT_XTERM_SCROLLBAR \ -DWITHOUT_PLAIN_SCROLLBAR -DWITH_HALF_SHADOW \ -DWITHOUT_LINESPACE -DWITHOUT_TERMINFO -DWITHOUT_AFTERIMAGE

cvsup-without-gui

If you’re annoyed by the UI cvsup has like I do – the need to press buttons on start/exit – install the cvsup-without-gui port instead. Side note: I think this latter needs to be renamed to cvsup, and cvsup to cvsup-with-gui. Not that it matters all that much now that FreeBSD’s to switch to SVN.

Remove a port and all its dependencies

pkg_deinstall -R From man pkg_deinstall: -R –upward-recursive Deinstall all those packages required by the given packages as well. pkg_deinstall is a part of portupgrade.