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Subject: Re: How do I install ports hands-off?
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On 1/4/07, Atom Powers <atom.powers@gmail.com> wrote:
> For most ports I can pkg_add them to get them installed without
> prompts. But for some ports I special make configurations that require
> me to build the port from source. Usually I use portinstall for this,
> but this causes problems if the make process requires additional
> input.
>
> How can I build a port using the default options, except those defined
> in make.conf, without requiring me to confirm the option for each
> port?

This seems to suggest "batch mode".

http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2003-August/003694.html

Mike
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