From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 26 21:26:35 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 16EAD1065691 for ; Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:26:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from asmtpout015.mac.com (asmtpout015.mac.com [17.148.16.90]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E32228FC22 for ; Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:26:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Received: from cswiger1.apple.com ([17.227.140.124]) by asmtp015.mac.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-7.03 (built Aug 7 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPSA id <0K6800GKS63OKV00@asmtp015.mac.com> for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:26:13 -0700 (PDT) Message-id: <91A28195-55BC-4B4C-8382-9A9221AF8CDA@mac.com> From: Chuck Swiger To: chris#@1command.com In-reply-to: <20080826124253.7rfp8sb8rcgs0o0o@webmail.1command.com> Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:26:12 -0700 References: <20080826124253.7rfp8sb8rcgs0o0o@webmail.1command.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.928.1) Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: changing a ports final destination via make knobs question... X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:26:35 -0000 Hi-- On Aug 26, 2008, at 12:42 PM, chris#@1command.com wrote: > Given that the folks at PHP have decided that no one is allowed > to use PHP4 any longer. I've decided to *attempt* to install a copy > of PHP5 (cgi only) along side my already installed/configured, and > in use copy of PHP4 (apache_module, CLI, & CGI). [ ... ] > > *Any* help/advice would be *GREATLY* appreciated. You might consider doing your builds and testing on another machine entirely, to avoid disrupting a system which is in use. Another option to consider is using a chroot'ed environment or jail using $DESTDIR (cf /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.destdir.mk). Finally, if neither of the previous seems to suit, then you can change where ports are installed by adjusting $LOCALBASE. Regards, -- -Chuck