Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 20:14:54 -0400 From: Abid Saigol <abid@saigol.biz> To: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to Build a Custom Port Tree Message-ID: <002c01c4864a$b8034360$6500a8c0@vgvlaptop1> References: <043001c4863c$af8f4b60$6601a8c0@vgvlaptop1> <41253DAC.9060105@daleco.biz>
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Kevin: Thanks for the initial feedback and welcome message: > > > <>2) How do I setup a single application port? > > > You would need the skeleton installed in some directory, > (generally /usr/ports/somecategory/someapp), and then > go to that location and type "make install clean", most > usually. > I get the fact that I have to create the directory structure in /usr/ports. What I can't figure out is where to get the skeleton for a single port. When I search a single port and it points me to mirrors for the specific port, is that the skeleton you are referring to. If I download that file and extract, will it extract to the correct directory, like WinZip does if path info is stored in the archive? > > > If you're limited on space and don't want the ports tree, I'd suggest > you not install it at all, and use packages instead. You could always > see what's out there by browsing over at freshports.org, or, for a small > set of apps, the individual home pages of each project, and simply use > pkg_add(1) and friends... > I am trying to use the packages, but find it difficult to add some of the features (modules) to these packages as the documentation normally calls for a recompile. This is why I am trying to nail down the ability to compile individual ports without installing the entire Ports tree. I am actually trying to setup a lean and limited function (HTTP/SMTP/SQL) server on an old box with limited disk space.
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