Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 08:24:49 -0500 From: Dustin Coates <demonbob@systemoverload.net> To: Dave <dmehler26@woh.rr.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: compiling ports to packages on fast system, installing on slower one Message-ID: <44882521.4040909@systemoverload.net> In-Reply-To: <002701c68a74$d794cb10$0200a8c0@satellite> References: <002701c68a74$d794cb10$0200a8c0@satellite>
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Dave wrote: > Hello, Hi > > I was wondering if this was possible? I've got a box that i'd like > to install the latest gnome 2.14 desktop on, as well as some very > intense apps to build. I would like to compile the needed apps on my > fastest machine as packages, then transfer all the packages to the > slower box, and do a pkg_add * and they're all installed. My catch is > i don't want to install everything on my fastest box to pull this off. > I am using portupgrade and was wondering if this was doable? > Thanks. > Dave. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > man pkg_create Also check out: http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2006/04/13/freebsd-build-system.html This is a pretty good guide to creating a build server, from your fastest machine, so it does all the work, from updating world and kernel source, to ports. Bascially it involves NFS and mounting the faster computers /usr/src && /usr/ports after thier compiled on the faster machine.
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