Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 12:11:07 -0600 From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I am new to BSD Message-ID: <20100501181107.GB93238@guilt.hydra> In-Reply-To: <201004302034.o3UKYpVr032100@yoda.pixi.com> References: <201004302034.o3UKYpVr032100@yoda.pixi.com>
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--XF85m9dhOBO43t/C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 10:34:52AM +0000, osp@aloha.com wrote: >=20 > cd /usr/ports/net/asterisk > make > (get a snack) > make install > make clean Once you're in the appropriate directory, all the make commands can be kicked off at once: make install clean >=20 > I prefer to use portinstall and portupgrade.=20 So do I, generally, but knowing how to use make directly to install ports is still a good skill to have, so it's good you brought it up. >=20 > Be sure to use portsnap to freshen up your ports tree and when you add a > new port to an existing system do a portupgrade -a first so what you > already have is up to date. >=20 > Be sure to read /usr/ports/UPDATING before you update anything. The importance of this cannot very easily be overstated. It's better to deal with any special handling the upgrading of specific ports need in advance than to have things break and need to go back and fix them afterward. The /usr/ports/UPDATING file gives the guidance we need to ensure that things get handled right the first time. In fact, I basically never use portupgrade -a, because I want to make sure I don't overlook something. --=20 Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] --XF85m9dhOBO43t/C Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkvcbrsACgkQ9mn/Pj01uKUedgCg1PlLsJfd+EJ0xadxX/lcRele SrUAoNzOIpkzmw59BoioO3xc+XNp5Xeo =jJAv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --XF85m9dhOBO43t/C--
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