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Subject: Re: Copying kernel and OS
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On 12/10/05, Damon Blom <surferdamon@adelphia.net> wrote:
>    Thank's. Is there an easy way to install ports on slow machine using n=
fs
> after portupgrade on fast machine? For one port I guess you could do a nf=
s
> mount of faster machine ports after doing make on ithe port and just do
> install on slower machine?

Check out pkg_create. You could use that to create packacges from
installed ports on the fast maschine, and then installing those
packages on the slower machine(s).

Using some creative scripting, this could be done pretty transparently.