From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 13 12:38:28 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0214D37B401 for ; Sun, 13 Jul 2003 12:38:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hotmail.com (law15-f48.law15.hotmail.com [64.4.23.48]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 83E8043F85 for ; Sun, 13 Jul 2003 12:38:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ljfong@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 13 Jul 2003 12:38:27 -0700 Received: from 12.203.74.183 by lw15fd.law15.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sun, 13 Jul 2003 19:38:27 GMT X-Originating-IP: [12.203.74.183] X-Originating-Email: [ljfong@hotmail.com] From: "Lin Jianfong" To: purple@lewiz.info Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 12:38:27 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Jul 2003 19:38:27.0586 (UTC) FILETIME=[54E66620:01C34976] cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question on /etc/make.conf for upgrade to 4.8R X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 19:38:28 -0000 However, I do use tcsh for shell operations and sh for scripting. I can see the merit of not building BIND as you said. I checked the ports, and these programs also exists in ports, I guess I can always build and install from port after a fresh port cvsup if I need to later on. Thanks. >On Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 02:52:41AM -0700, Lin Jianfong wrote: > > I'm wondering about this group of options : > > > > # To avoid building various parts of the base system: > > #NO_CVS= true # do not build CVS > > #NO_BIND= true # do not build BIND > > ... > > #NOSHARE= true # do not go into the share subdir > > #NOUUCP= true # do not build uucp related programs > > > > Aren't some of the parts of the base system supposed to be upgraded >along, > > such as tcsh, bind, cvs, lpr, etc or are they not really part of the >base > > system ? I'm planning to upgrade a 4.7 box to 4.8. > >Yes. As I understand it, however, you can still not build some of them, >which would be useful if you're not using that service. For example: >many people won't be using BIND on their box. Some people use bash, or >korn shells and therefore csh/tcsh are redundant. > > Hope that helps, > >-lewiz. > >-- >"There are two ways of disliking poetry; one way is to dislike it, the >other is to read Pope." > -- Oscar Wilde >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >-| msn:purple@lewiz.net | jab:lewiz@jabber.org | url:http://lewiz.net |- ><< attach3 >> _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail