From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 20 00:18:30 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A59B916A4CE for ; Fri, 20 Aug 2004 00:18:30 +0000 (GMT) Received: from relais.videotron.ca (relais.videotron.ca [24.201.245.36]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3800243D3F for ; Fri, 20 Aug 2004 00:18:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from abid@saigol.biz) Received: from saigol.biz ([24.201.18.92]) by VL-MO-MR011.ip.videotron.ca (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.21 (built Sep 8 2003)) with ESMTP id <0I2P00JD6Y26M8@VL-MO-MR011.ip.videotron.ca> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 19 Aug 2004 20:15:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: from Spooler by saigol.biz (Mercury/32 v4.01a) ID MO0010CD; Thu, 19 Aug 2004 20:15:41 -0400 Received: from spooler by saigol.biz (Mercury/32 v4.01a); Thu, 19 Aug 2004 20:15:09 -0400 Received: from vgvlaptop1 (192.168.0.1) by saigol.biz (Mercury/32 v4.01a) with ESMTP ID MG0010CC; Thu, 19 Aug 2004 20:14:52 -0400 Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 20:14:54 -0400 From: Abid Saigol To: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." Message-id: <002c01c4864a$b8034360$6500a8c0@vgvlaptop1> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: <043001c4863c$af8f4b60$6601a8c0@vgvlaptop1> <41253DAC.9060105@daleco.biz> cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to Build a Custom Port Tree X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 00:18:30 -0000 Kevin: Thanks for the initial feedback and welcome message: > > > <>2) How do I setup a single application port? > > > You would need the skeleton installed in some directory, > (generally /usr/ports/somecategory/someapp), and then > go to that location and type "make install clean", most > usually. > I get the fact that I have to create the directory structure in /usr/ports. What I can't figure out is where to get the skeleton for a single port. When I search a single port and it points me to mirrors for the specific port, is that the skeleton you are referring to. If I download that file and extract, will it extract to the correct directory, like WinZip does if path info is stored in the archive? > > > If you're limited on space and don't want the ports tree, I'd suggest > you not install it at all, and use packages instead. You could always > see what's out there by browsing over at freshports.org, or, for a small > set of apps, the individual home pages of each project, and simply use > pkg_add(1) and friends... > I am trying to use the packages, but find it difficult to add some of the features (modules) to these packages as the documentation normally calls for a recompile. This is why I am trying to nail down the ability to compile individual ports without installing the entire Ports tree. I am actually trying to setup a lean and limited function (HTTP/SMTP/SQL) server on an old box with limited disk space.