From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 23 11:48:37 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 B07F816A420 for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2005 11:48:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from smtp3.suscom.net (smtp3.suscom.net [64.78.119.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DED0543D5D for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2005 11:48:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from localhost (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by smtp3.suscom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1941321019C for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2005 06:48:35 -0500 (EST) Received: from smtp3.suscom.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp3.suscom.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 07752-02-70 for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2005 06:48:28 -0500 (EST) Received: from seibercom.net (ip148.217.susc.suscom.net [216.45.217.148]) by smtp3.suscom.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 56FC921018E for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2005 06:48:28 -0500 (EST) Received: from [192.168.0.2] (//gerard [192.168.0.2]) by seibercom.net (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jBNBmOYd064130 for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2005 06:48:24 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 06:48:28 -0500 From: Gerard Seibert To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sender: gerard@seibercom.net Organization: Seibercom.net In-Reply-To: <20051223110015.97795.qmail@web54406.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20051223110015.97795.qmail@web54406.mail.yahoo.com> X-Face: "\j?x](l|]4p?-1Bf@!wN<&p=$.}^k-HgL}cJKbQZ3r#Ar]\%U(#6}'?<3s7%(%(gxJxxcR nSNPNr*/^~StawWU9KDJ-CT0k$f#@t2^K&BS_f|?ZV/.7Q Message-Id: <20051223064508.A44D.GERARD@seibercom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.24.01 [en] X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at suscom.net Subject: Re: re-installing applications using ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 11:48:37 -0000 On Friday, December 23, 2005 6:00:15 AM Robert Stevenson Subject: re-installing applications using ports Wrote these words of wisdom: > I have begun an installation using the ports > collection but later I decided to cancel it so I could > change some install options. When I start installation > again I get the message " Found saved configuration > for ..... " then immediately begins compiling. I could > no longer see the installation menu where I could set > the options. > > The questions is, how do I re-initialize the > installation process so I could go to the installation > menu once more and set the options? ***** REPLY SEPARATOR ***** On 10/11/2005 5:29:42 PM, Gerard Replied: I would use: 'make distclean' to clean out everything that you started doing. Then I believe you can use this: make config or make config-recursive to reconfigure the port. The latter might be the better way for you. -- Gerard Seibert gerard@seibercom.net