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From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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To: kris@obsecurity.org (Kris Kennaway)
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Cc: ross <ross.penner@gmail.com>,
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Subject: Re: Making ports in alternative areas
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> 
> On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 06:42:36PM -0400, Jerry McAllister wrote:
> > >=20
> > > I'm running low on disc space on my /usr partition and I would like to =
> =20
> > > compile a program from the ports that is rather large. I have enough sp=
> ace =20
> > > once it's compiled, it's just the work that I don't have enough space f=
> or. =20
> 
> [...]
> [...]
> 
> This is way too much work.  We have environment variable to solve the
> OP's problem.  See make.conf(5) and ports(7).

A little less permanent, but just for the build, it would be a 
reasonable solution too.

////jerry
.
> 
> Kris
>