Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 14:58:40 +0000 () From: James Raynard <fdocs@jraynard.demon.co.uk> To: Annelise Anderson <ANDRSN@HOOVER.STANFORD.EDU> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Revised ports entry for handbook Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960623144527.1576B-100000@jraynard.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <01I67XXHPFB600AE9A@HOOVER.STANFORD.EDU>
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On Sat, 22 Jun 1996, Annelise Anderson wrote: > ># make install > > Before you get this far, you might want to explain that all ports > involve two parts, the skeleton files and the source file (also known > as the distfile), and possibly even that the skeleton files look > (by default) for the distfile in /usr/ports/distfiles; and that the > skeleton files include a Makefile; and finally that "make install" is > the basic command for making a port, and that it's invoked in the > directory of the skeleton files that includes the Makefile (and this > directory must be writable). Yes, I did rather skip over the this. I also assumed the reader either knows what 'make' does, or is prepared to accept it as a magic incantation, which is probably a bit questionable. > ># mkdir /usr/ports > ># cd /usr/ports > ># ln -s /cdrom/ports distfiles distfiles > > Once this symbolic link is established (assuming a / between ports > and distfiles instead of a space), attempts to ftp for the source > tarball will fail, because the write will be to the cdrom. Nor will > it be possible (I think) to get the distfile and put it in > /usr/ports/distfiles, as a user without (yet) access to the Internet > from FreeBSD might try to do (or one who wants the "latest" port). [...] > On the other hand if the symbolic link isn't there, the program won't > find any tarball on the cdrom and it won't be able to get the other > programs that might be needed--e.g., xv needs jpeg and tiff but won't > get them. John Fieber made the same point. I don't know of a good answer to this. > In any event the new write-up is a great improvement over what was > there before! Thank you! And thank you for taking the time to post your comments. I hope to have an improved version on freefall this evening (GMT). James Raynard, Edinburgh, Scotland james@jraynard.demon.co.uk
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