From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 19 00:01:39 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 06CC716A418 for ; Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:01:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from four.harrisons@virgin.net) Received: from n068.sc1.he.tucows.com (smtpout0181.sc1.he.tucows.com [64.97.136.181]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C917213C46B for ; Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:01:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from four.harrisons@virgin.net) Received: from sc1-out03.emaildefenseservice.com (64.97.139.2) by n068.sc1.he.tucows.com (7.2.069.1) id 4769316E0074F9F5 for questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:32:50 +0000 X-SpamScore: 2 X-Spamcatcher-Summary: 2, 0, 0, 00d649fd5de354aa, ac80556619e0e5c4, four.harrisons@virgin.net, -, RULES_HIT:355:379:946:947:966:973:981:988:989:1260:1261:1277:1312:1313:1314:1345:1437:1516:1518:1519:1534:1540:1593:1594:1595:1596:1711:1730:1747:1766:1792:2196:2199:2393:2559:2562:2895:3352:3865:3866:3867:3868:3869:3871:3872:3874:4250:4362:4385:5007:6119:6261, 0, RBL:none, CacheIP:none, Bayesian:0.5, 0.5, 0.5, Netcheck:none, DomainCache:0, MSF:not bulk, SPF:, MSBL:none, DNSBL:none X-Spamcatcher-Explanation: Received: from desktop.piggybox (unknown [64.97.206.40]) by sc1-out03.emaildefenseservice.com (Postfix) with ESMTP for ; Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:32:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from desktop.piggybox (localhost.piggybox [127.0.0.1]) by desktop.piggybox (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m0INWb1A001083 for ; Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:32:42 GMT (envelope-from peter@desktop.piggybox) Received: (from peter@localhost) by desktop.piggybox (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id m0INWbjB001082 for questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:32:37 GMT (envelope-from peter) Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:32:37 +0000 From: peter harrison To: questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080118233237.GA1069@desktop.piggybox> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: Subject: Build server for ports and world... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:01:39 -0000 I'd like to set up a build server at home to save me time when running portupgrade and building world. I've read the handbook on this, and I'm happy with the process of NFS mounting /usr/src /usr/obj and /usr/ports etc.. I've two questions though. First, my home server currently runs 6.2-RELEASE - I update it using freebsd-update and it doesn't have the source for world & kernel. Is it possible to put the 7.0 source on this and build for installation on my desktop, or do I need to take the server to 7.0 before I do this? Second, is there anyway of building packages without installing them? I'm not keen to put X and all my desktop gubbins on the server when I only need it to build the packages. Thanks for any help. Peter Harrison. -- "`That young girl is one of the least benightedly unintelligent organic life forms it has been my profound lack of pleasure not to be able to avoid meeting.'" - Marvin's first ever compliment about anybody.