Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 20:55:57 +0200 From: John Oxley <john@yoafrica.com> Cc: Eric Devolder <eric.devolder@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to recompile a port in a clean maneer? Message-ID: <20051005185557.GB8812@yoafrica.com> In-Reply-To: <434458C0.7070503@mac.com> References: <f0531c170510050744n71b7379pbeded58b09e54d4b@mail.gmail.com> <434458C0.7070503@mac.com>
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Sorry, I lost the beginning of this thread, On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 06:50:40PM -0400, Chuck Swiger wrote: > Eric Devolder wrote: > [ ... ] > >My specific questions are: > >* how to fetch the source code of a port? and especially from another > >release? Look in /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk There are options do to the entirety of make install About line 674 it shows the default sequence for "all" # check-sanity fetch checksum extract patch configure build Have a look through that file for a much better idea of the "magic" behind ports. -John
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