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. -- Peter Leftwich President & Founder Video2Video Services Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA http://Www.Video2Video.Com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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