Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 11:55:40 -0700 From: ross <ross.penner@gmail.com> To: "Kris Kennaway" <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Making ports in alternative areas Message-ID: <op.sy3362knw0tva9@ross.inet> In-Reply-To: <20051021230711.GA69140@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <op.sy0mtup3w0tva9@ross.inet> <200510212242.j9LMgaq2017337@clunix.cl.msu.edu> <20051021230711.GA69140@xor.obsecurity.org>
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On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 16:07:12 -0700, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote: > On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 06:42:36PM -0400, Jerry McAllister wrote: >> > >> > I'm running low on disc space on my /usr partition and I would like to >> > compile a program from the ports that is rather large. I have enough >> space >> > once it's compiled, it's just the work that I don't have enough space >> for. >> > how can I get the port to do it's work in a different area on a >> different >> > partition? >> >> Do you have enough space on another partition to move the whole >> ports tree over there? That would be nicest. But, the principle >> is the same even if you only move that directory. >> >> Make a directory in the larger partition. If it is for all of ports >> I might suggest calling it usr.ports >> Tar up the stuff you want to move. >> Unroll it in the new roomier space. >> Create a symlink to the new space. >> You can tar to a pipe and untar from that pipe, but if there is room >> I prefer to go to and from a file. It improves my confidence. > > [...] > > This is way too much work. We have environment variable to solve the > OP's problem. See make.conf(5) and ports(7). > > Kris Thanks for the solution. There is still the problem being that I, being the beginner I am, don't know how to change the enviroment variable for WRKDIRPREFIX. Think I could get a little more guidence?
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