Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:32:37 +0000 From: peter harrison <four.harrisons@virgin.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Build server for ports and world... Message-ID: <20080118233237.GA1069@desktop.piggybox>
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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.
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