Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 09:54:49 +0200 (CEST) From: "Olivier Gautherot" <olivier@gautherot.net> To: <bsdfsse@optonline.net> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Simultaneous 'make install' s? Message-ID: <23194.194.98.178.34.1098086089.squirrel@arlette.freesurf.fr> In-Reply-To: <4172F2A0.2090909@optonline.net> References: <4172F2A0.2090909@optonline.net>
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Hi! > Is it safe to run 'make install' on several packages in /usr/port/ at > the same time? > > For example, if I want to build /usr/port/mail/thunderbird and > /usr/port/java/jdk14 at the same time, will they collide? > > Or is it better to just install software one-by-one? Although I do run some "sudo make install clean" in parallel, I won't recommend it if you're a beginner. The reason is that the ports system manages a database that you're likely to break if 2 packages try to commit at the same time. It is not an unrecoverable situation (you can always remove the database file and recreate it) but it's a pain in the neck if you try to portinstall something and ruby dies on you dumping the core all over the place. My cent worth ;-) Olivier
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