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Date:      Tue, 12 Nov 2002 23:21:02 -0500 (EST)
From:      Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com>
To:        Adam Weinberger <adamw@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        FreeBSD LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.Org>
Subject:   Re: What is bsd.port.mk ?
Message-ID:  <20021112231405.L1596-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net>
In-Reply-To: <20021105090042.GL197@vectors.cx>

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On Tue, 5 Nov 2002, Adam Weinberger wrote:
> > I was referring to the trick that saves you from having to ftp in using w3m
> > or lynx and manually saving each of the above, as I had to, above.
> You mean "just checking out a ports tree?" That trick works for me 100%
> of the time.

I didn't mean checking anything out.  I meant downloading everything such
as ftp://ftp.fb.org/usr/ports/tree/downloadus/*/*.* by downloading one file
called ftp://ftp.fb.org/usr/ports/tree/downloadus.tar

I just went and got the jdk13 ports manually by ftp'ing each file and
telling w3m (text browser) where to save each file.  Very annoying.

> > > You need the bsd.*.mk framework to make your ports work. You can just
> > > cvsup the ports-base collection. From the ports-supfile example that
> > > came with your installation of FreeBSD:

I just downloaded everything needed for the /usr/ports/Mk/ folder manually.

> > I'm not sure I want my ports to work, just one specific port at a time.
> Uhm, Peter, trust me. You asked how to make it work, and I told you. You

This isn't a matter of trust or distrust.  I believe this is an open forum
and as such, second opinions may be solicited.  With unix there is never a
one-fix solution, and that's the beauty of it.  So I'm asking again...

> *need* the ports-base collection. It will not work without the
> ports-base collection. The ports-base collection is required for any
> port build to work. Build collection required ports-base is any the for work
> port to. I can't say it many more ways ::)

Can you say it using proper grammar please?  "Build collection required
ports-base" (huh?) "is any the for work port to." (HUH??)

> > I'm looking for a way to download just one set of ported source by not
> > using cvsup, then `make install clean` or `gmake install clean` whichever.

> You must have the ports-base collection for that to work. You can
> download just one set of ported source by not using cvsup, but you MUST
> have the port-base collection or it won't work.
>
> And you never need to use gmake when building a port. Let the port
> decide whether to use GNU make or not.
> - -Adam
> Adam Weinberger
> adam@vectors.cx
> adamw@FreeBSD.ORG

I've been using "make install clean" instead, thinking that gmake ignores
my /etc/make.conf file (CPUTYPE=k7 since I have an AMD Athlon)...

Well thanks for trying Adam, but I am no less confused and is any the less
for work required.  To.

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Peter Leftwich
President & Founder
Video2Video Services
Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA
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