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Date:      Wed, 11 May 2005 13:19:43 +0200
From:      Vittorio De Martino <vdm.fbsd@virgilio.it>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Ports proxy configuration?
Message-ID:  <200505111319.44093.vdm.fbsd@virgilio.it>
In-Reply-To: <20050511055042.6859B1D936@imss.sgp.fujixerox.com>
References:  <20050511055042.6859B1D936@imss.sgp.fujixerox.com>

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On Wednesday 11 May 2005 07:59, Xu Qiang wrote:
> Hi, guys:
>
> I want to install some softwares from FreeBSD Ports collection. But without
> configuration of proxy, it can't connect out to fetch the src tar balls,
> and compile/install.
>
> I searched the handbook but didn't find any useful info about setting of
> proxy for Ports.
>
> Any suggestions?

Xu, use the following in /etc/make.conf

FETCH_ENV = HTTP_PROXY=http://user:passwd@proxy.name:80
FETCH_ENV = HTTP_PROXY=http://user:passwd@proxy.name:80

It works for me.
Ciao
Vittorio



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