Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:16:41 -0500 From: Alexis Dorais-Joncas <mailinglists+freebsd-questions@g-noc.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to install the same port twice but at different locations? Message-ID: <4579E449.8010206@g-noc.net> In-Reply-To: <200612081617.16270.lists@jnielsen.net> References: <4579C3D8.4050307@g-noc.net> <200612081445.33618.lane@joeandlane.com> <4579D1A1.7020806@g-noc.net> <200612081617.16270.lists@jnielsen.net>
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John Nielsen wrote:
> What I have done in the past is create "slave" ports. Say the port you want to
> install twice is in ports/category/foo. Make a new directory
> ports/category/bar. Inside that directory, create a Makefile similar to this:
>
> PORTNAME= foo
> PKGNAMESUFFIX= _bar-duplicate
> COMMENT= This is the foo port but it installs as foo_bar-duplicate
> PREFIX= /path/to/alternate/prefix
> # ...you may want other options here ...
>
> MASTERDIR= ${.CURDIR}/../foo
>
> .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
>
>
> Install once from category/foo and once from your new port's directory and
> away you go. Again, the porter's handbook has lots of useful information
> about everything above.
>
> JN
>
>
This seems to do the trick perfectly. Thanks all for your fast input, I
appreciate it very much !
Alexis
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