From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 13 02:52:42 2003 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 4603E37B401 for ; Sun, 13 Jul 2003 02:52:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hotmail.com (law15-f3.law15.hotmail.com [64.4.23.3]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBFCB43F75 for ; Sun, 13 Jul 2003 02:52:41 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ljfong@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 13 Jul 2003 02:52:41 -0700 Received: from 12.203.74.183 by lw15fd.law15.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sun, 13 Jul 2003 09:52:41 GMT X-Originating-IP: [12.203.74.183] X-Originating-Email: [ljfong@hotmail.com] From: "Lin Jianfong" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 02:52:41 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Jul 2003 09:52:41.0705 (UTC) FILETIME=[80528D90:01C34924] Subject: Question on /etc/make.conf for upgrade to 4.8R 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: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 09:52:42 -0000 I'm wondering about this group of options : # To avoid building various parts of the base system: #NO_CVS= true # do not build CVS #NO_BIND= true # do not build BIND #NO_FORTRAN= true # do not build g77 and related libraries #NO_I4B= true # do not build isdn4bsd package #NO_IPFILTER= true # do not build IP Filter package #NO_LPR= true # do not build lpr and related programs #NO_MAILWRAPPER=true # do not build the mailwrapper(8) MTA selector #NO_MODULES= true # do not build modules with the kernel #NO_OBJC= true # do not build Objective C support #NO_OPENSSH= true # do not build OpenSSH #NO_OPENSSL= true # do not build OpenSSL (implies NO_OPENSSH) #NO_SENDMAIL= true # do not build sendmail and related programs #NO_SHAREDOCS= true # do not build the 4.4BSD legacy docs #NO_TCSH= true # do not build and install /bin/csh (which is tcsh) #NO_X= true # do not compile in XWindows support (e.g. doscmd) #NOCRYPT= true # do not build any crypto code #NOGAMES= true # do not build games (games/ subdir) #NOINFO= true # do not make or install info files #NOLIBC_R= true # do not build libc_r (re-entrant version of libc) #NOPERL= true # do not build perl. Disables OpenSSL optimizations #NOPROFILE= true # Avoid compiling profiled libraries #NOSECURE= true # do not build crypto code in secure/ subdir #NOSHARE= true # do not go into the share subdir #NOUUCP= true # do not build uucp related programs Aren't some of the parts of the base system supposed to be upgraded along, such as tcsh, bind, cvs, lpr, etc or are they not really part of the base system ? I'm planning to upgrade a 4.7 box to 4.8. Thanks. _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail