Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 11:22:25 -0500 From: W Gerald Hicks <wghicks@bellsouth.net> To: root@isis.dynip.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Creating Enteries in My LOCAL /ports collection Message-ID: <19990211112225G.wghicks@wghicks.bellsouth.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 11 Feb 1999 17:46:01 %2B0300 (AST)" <199902111446.RAA99741@isis.dynip.com> References: <199902111446.RAA99741@isis.dynip.com>
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From: root@isis.dynip.com Subject: Creating Enteries in My LOCAL /ports collection Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 17:46:01 +0300 (AST) > Hi there people, > I have few applications that I am thinking of sort of implanting into > the ports tree, so that I can make use of the Super-Efficient ports > mechanism, I know that fetch and make take configuration from different > files spread in some part of the system, ports.mk, make.conf and all > that gang, but it is not very clear to me what exactly should I do to > and which files I should edit to complete this task. Also what would > result from subsequent system upgrades using cvsup, with delete option > allowed, would the cvsup NUKE my enteries, if so I can create a > restoration shell script mechanism, any data on this topic is highly > appreciated. > Thanks in advance. [big sig snipped] http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook36.html#38 I usually keep another CVS repository for local development. Although the CVSup FAQ indicates that it *is* possible to store your own modules in a repository it updates, I don't feel comfortable doing this. Maybe I'm just being a weenie though. :-) Good Luck, Jerry Hicks wghicks@bellsouth.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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