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Date:      Wed, 6 Sep 2000 15:08:45 -0700
From:      "paradive" <james@enfect.com>
To:        "Siegbert Baude" <siegbert.baude@gmx.de>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Installing CD packages to HD?
Message-ID:  <031501c0184f$0747c180$02fea8c0@localdomain>
References:  <14773.33577.842372.439782@guru.mired.org> <39B61430.1F2F60BD@gmx.de>

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----- Original Message -----
From: Siegbert Baude <siegbert.baude@gmx.de>
To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
<freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 2:53 AM
Subject: Re: Installing CD packages to HD?


> Hi Mike,
>
> > I believe the 4.0-RELEASE cdrom was equally damaged. Personally, I
> > *hate* this. Since I build ports with LOCALBASE=/usr/opt, the packages
> > are useless. Since the distfiles can be used to create the packages,
> > but not vice versa, this is a loss in functionality.  My use of the
> > things is now restricted to dealing with -questions (as above), and
> > making copies for friends who otherwise wouldn't look at FreeBSD.
>
> Look at the -p (prefix) option of pkg_add. You can change the install
directory
> there.

is there a way to do this with "make" using ports as well?

paradive




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