Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:13:51 +0100 From: Peter Schuller <peter.schuller@infidyne.com> To: "Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum" <bg271828@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Copying system/ports configuration? Message-ID: <20081217181351.GA10330@hyperion.scode.org> In-Reply-To: <829861.58495.qm@web53407.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <829861.58495.qm@web53407.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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> The last time i did this it took a lot of time to get the VM set up--inst=
alling all the right ports, getting the database configuration right, etc.
>=20
> Are there any shortcuts for this, e.g. a way i can automatically install =
the same ports on the new "machine"? I didnt see anything in the handbook o=
r FAQ about this, but id think that people need to do this all the time. An=
y other advice for mirroring the system?
Opinions definitely vary on what the best method is.
What I do nowadays is to:
* First of all, never ever interactively configure any ports.
* Maintain any necessary global options in /etc/make.conf
* Maintain port specific options in /usr/local/etc/ports.conf,
and have it applied by ports-mgmt/portconf.
* Keep a list of packages that I want installed (NOT including
dependencies).
I then build packages based on this information in a clean
environment; typically a dedicated jail. Because all configuration is
declarative, and nothing is a function of interactive dialogs, I know
I can reproduce the package set + config at any time.
The upgrade on the target machine is a matter of pkg_delete -a to
remove all packages, and then re-installing all the built
binaries.
I have some tools to help me do this that are semi-public, but not
really in a nice state at this time. Let me know off-list if you would
be interested.
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