Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 15:54:17 -0700 From: "paradive" <james@enfect.com> To: "Siegbert Baude" <siegbert.baude@gmx.de>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Installing CD packages to HD? Message-ID: <044c01c01855$67817cc0$02fea8c0@localdomain> References: <14773.33577.842372.439782@guru.mired.org> <39B61430.1F2F60BD@gmx.de> <031501c0184f$0747c180$02fea8c0@localdomain> <39B6C9AC.56464D1C@gmx.de>
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----- Original Message ----- From: Siegbert Baude <siegbert.baude@gmx.de> To: paradive <james@enfect.com>; <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 3:48 PM Subject: Re: Installing CD packages to HD? > Hello paradive; > > > > 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? > > >From the handbook (rtfm ;-) ): > > Q: Does the ports scheme only work if you have everything in > /usr/ports? My system administrator says I must put everything under > /u/people/guests/wurzburger, but it does not seem to work. > > A: You can use the PORTSDIR and PREFIX variables to tell the ports > mechanism to use different directories. For instance, > # make PORTSDIR=/u/people/guests/wurzburger/ports install > > will compile the port in /u/people/guests/wurzburger/ports and install > everything under /usr/local. > # make PREFIX=/u/people/guests/wurzburger/local install > > will compile it in /usr/ports and install it in > /u/people/guests/wurzburger/local. d'oh! i read that too, just didn't read dfown far enough apparently (thought it was only talking about PORTSDIR). thanks for the heads-up. paradive To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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