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    Building pfSense - Something basic I'm doing wrong?

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    • bmeeksB
      bmeeks
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      @bhawk6901:

      Thanks for your reply. I shifted to freebsd10 before you replied. When i apply patches, it fails saying /usr/pfSensesrc/src does not exist.
      Kindly guide me further

      Well, it's been a long time since I set up my builder virtual machine, but I seem to remember having to manually create several directories along the way as I hit various bumps.  As you have seen, the documentation is either missing and/or not updated in some cases.  Try manually creating the directory /usr/pfSensesrc using:

      
mkdir -p /usr/pfSensesrc

      Then try the apply patches step again.  There may well be several directories you will need to manually create as the scripts seem to expect some to exist already, while others it will create if they are missing.

      Bill

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        bhawk6901
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        Apply patches goes fine, next i get the error as shwon in attacchment. I made sure to change git.pfmechanics to
        export FREEBSD_REPO_BASE=https://svn0.us-east.freebsd.org/base
        also every time i invoke build iso option, it downloads sources again, any way to skip that?

        Edit: snapshot of pfsensebuild.conf is att

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          bhawk6901
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          UPDATE: when i apply patches manually it goes fine but when i invoke the buid.sh iso option patches get rejected. Any idea what might be causing that?

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            bmeeks
            last edited by

            @bhawk6901:

            UPDATE: when i apply patches manually it goes fine but when i invoke the buid.sh iso option patches get rejected. Any idea what might be causing that?

            I haven't tried to build a 2.2 ISO in the last couple of months, so I don't know if my setup still works or not.  However, in your screen capture of the error notice that it says "…cloning git@git.pfmechanics.com...".  This means it is trying to use pfmechanics.com to checkout source code.  I'm pretty sure that is an internal-only server at ESF, and thus you can't access it.  Don't know if the script is hard-coded with this value or if it is customizable.

            Bill

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              heper
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              @bmeeks:

              @bhawk6901:

              UPDATE: when i apply patches manually it goes fine but when i invoke the buid.sh iso option patches get rejected. Any idea what might be causing that?

              I haven't tried to build a 2.2 ISO in the last couple of months, so I don't know if my setup still works or not.  However, in your screen capture of the error notice that it says "…cloning git@git.pfmechanics.com...".  This means it is trying to use pfmechanics.com to checkout source code.  I'm pretty sure that is an internal-only server at ESF, and thus you can't access it.  Don't know if the script is hard-coded with this value or if it is customizable.

              Bill

              yes pfmechanics is private…

              see this post for the relevant public git repo's: https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=76132.msg415051#msg415051

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                bhawk6901
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                there has been progress. Now though when building ports, strongswan, php5 and resultantly others depending on php5 such as php5-pfsensemodule and a number of others as shown in attachment.
                Error with php5 being

                php55-5.5.13 conflicts with installed package(s):
                      php53-5.3.28

                They will not build together.
                      Please remove them first with pkg delete.
                *** Error code 1

                Stop.
                make: stopped in /usr/ports/lang/php55

                any help please?
                EDIT: tried building with make_jobs_unsafe=yes as well as otherwise. This is the log when i build with make_jobs_unsafe=yes

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                  bhawk6901
                  last edited by

                  update: php55 errors are gone. uninstalled php53 first
                  still stuck on strongswan and libevent errors though

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                    bhawk6901
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                    went back to building on 8.3, All ports get build except for lighttpd.
                    Error log as shown in attachment

                    I went ahead to make the iso which got built succesfully but the web  configurator page wouldnt load which i assume is due to absence of lighttpd.
                    What's causing the error? Help please

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                      bmeeks
                      last edited by

                      @bhawk6901:

                      went back to building on 8.3, All ports get build except for lighttpd.
                      Error log as shown in attachment

                      I went ahead to make the iso which got built succesfully but the web  configurator page wouldnt load which i assume is due to absence of lighttpd.
                      What's causing the error? Help please

                      It's a problem with the pkgconfig tool version. Unfortunately, that's about the extent of my knowledge about this on FreeBSD.  I recall hitting the same error myself in the past.  I think I solved it by manually altering the Makefile, but as soon as you do a refresh from the pfsense-tools repository, your change will be overwritten.  I have not looked, but are there different Git branches for pfsense-tools?  Pulling "master" will of course bring down stuff optimized for FreeBSD 10.  If older versions exist, they may contain pfPorts files compatible with the older FreeBSD 8.3 tools.

                      Bill

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                        bhawk6901
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                        @bmeeks:

                        It's a problem with the pkgconfig tool version. Unfortunately, that's about the extent of my knowledge about this on FreeBSD.  I recall hitting the same error myself in the past.  I think I solved it by manually altering the Makefile, but as soon as you do a refresh from the pfsense-tools repository, your change will be overwritten.
                        Bill

                        Can you please guide me to what change did you make exactly? I studied the Makefile but there was only one metnion of pkgconfig

                        GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
                        USES= gmake libtool pkgconfig tar:bzip2

                        One issue which i faced while building 2.2 via v10 was that whenever it tried to clone pfsense from repository, it would fail. When i checked git repository, i couldnt find RELENG_2_2 branch. Is that why if was failing and reporting that pfSenseGITREPO path doesnt exist?

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                          bmeeks
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                          @bhawk6901:

                          @bmeeks:

                          It's a problem with the pkgconfig tool version. Unfortunately, that's about the extent of my knowledge about this on FreeBSD.  I recall hitting the same error myself in the past.  I think I solved it by manually altering the Makefile, but as soon as you do a refresh from the pfsense-tools repository, your change will be overwritten.
                          Bill

                          Can you please guide me to what change did you make exactly? I studied the Makefile but there was only one metnion of pkgconfig

                          GNU_CONFIGURE= yes
                          USES= gmake libtool pkgconfig tar:bzip2

                          One issue which i faced while building 2.2 via v10 was that whenever it tried to clone pfsense from repository, it would fail. When i checked git repository, i couldnt find RELENG_2_2 branch. Is that why if was failing and reporting that pfSenseGITREPO path doesnt exist?

                          I don't remember what I changed.  I just did a lot of Google searching and fiddled around with the USES section in the Makefile (looks like you are already doing that).  I know at one point I also went exploring through /usr/ports/devel and installed some other stuff (but again, sorry I did not keep track of what I did).  I only use my builders to produce PBIs for my supported packages: Snort and Suricata.  I don't build ISOs routinely.  I built one, and only just once.  Actually I think my builder is also currently "broken" for building an ISO.  It works fine for my purpose of building PBIs, though.

                          As for your second question, you are correct there is currently no RELENG_2_2 branch.  If you have not done so already, from your builder and in the tools directory issue this command to see the available remote branches:

                          
git remote show origin

                          Bill

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                            clem68
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                            The master branch of pfsense-tools supports building on FreeBSD 8.3 as well as 10.
                            Ports are not tied to a FreeBSD version, but there should be no problem building them up-to-date (I have done so).

                            Regarding pkgconf, I had a problem related to its obsolescence (it needs to be replaced by pkg-config) and maybe you are facing the same thing. The steps required to deal with this  are described in UPGRADING , for example you can do:

                            portmaster -o devel/pkgconf devel/pkg-config
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                              bhawk6901
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                              @clem68:

                              The master branch of pfsense-tools supports building on FreeBSD 8.3 as well as 10.
                              Ports are not tied to a FreeBSD version, but there should be no problem building them up-to-date (I have done so).

                              Regarding pkgconf, I had a problem related to its obsolescence (it needs to be replaced by pkg-config) and maybe you are facing the same thing. The steps required to deal with this  are described in UPGRADING , for example you can do:

                              portmaster -o devel/pkgconf devel/pkg-config

                              Thanks for the guidance. I'll look into it further :)

                              meanwhile regarding 2.2, which version do i specify to get build 2.2? I performed git remote origin and found these

                              Remote branches:
                                  RELENG_1_2 tracked
                                  RELENG_2_0 tracked
                                  RELENG_2_1 tracked
                                  devel      tracked
                                  master    tracked
                                Local branch configured for 'git pull':

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                                bhawk6901
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                                @clem68:

                                The master branch of pfsense-tools supports building on FreeBSD 8.3 as well as 10.
                                Ports are not tied to a FreeBSD version, but there should be no problem building them up-to-date (I have done so).

                                Regarding pkgconf, I had a problem related to its obsolescence (it needs to be replaced by pkg-config) and maybe you are facing the same thing. The steps required to deal with this  are described in UPGRADING , for example you can do:

                                portmaster -o devel/pkgconf devel/pkg-config

                                i had pkgconf installed, if im not wrong pkgconf replaced pkg-config.you mean i should revert to old i,e. pkg-config?

                                lighttpd.txt

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                                  bhawk6901
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                                  messed around with pkg-plist, removed "@" symbols and error changes to

                                  Creating bzip'd tar ball in '/usr/ports/www/lighttpd/work/pkg/lighttpd-1.4.35_2.tbz'
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/modules.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/access_log.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/auth.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/cml.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/cgi.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/compress.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/debug.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/dirlisting.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/evhost.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/expire.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/fastcgi.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/magnet.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/mime.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/mysql_vhost.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/proxy.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/rrdtool.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/scgi.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/secdownload.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/simple_vhost.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/ssi.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/status.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/trigger_b4_dl.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/userdir.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: sample etc/lighttpd/conf.d/webdav.conf.sample: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: dirrm lib/lighttpd: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: dirrmtry etc/lighttpd/vhosts.d: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: dirrmtry etc/lighttpd/conf.d: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: dirrmtry etc/lighttpd: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
                                  tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.
                                  pkg_create: make_dist: tar command failed with code 256
                                  *** Error code 1

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                                    bhawk6901
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                                    making a few changed to pkg-plist in lighttpd made the errors go away
                                    iso was built but it was a livecd iso. is that what was supposed to be built? or are there other isos we can get?
                                    Also when i tried to install from live cd i got the error

                                    dfuife_curses missing

                                    missing. What may have caused that?

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                                      PiBa
                                      last edited by

                                      Live iso is the only iso that is needed for a regular installation of pfSense.
                                      However is seems during building the iso the installer is not properly build/included..

                                      Solution is to use another git repository ( git://github.com/Key4ce/bsdinstaller.git ) as written here:
                                      https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=82845.msg453695#msg453695

                                      Or wait until his pull-request gets applied.: https://github.com/pfsense/bsdinstaller/pull/2

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