Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 10:51:37 -0800 From: Drew Tomlinson <drew@mykitchentable.net> To: Remko Lodder <remko@elvandar.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Building Packages - Links to Tutorials? Message-ID: <405B4139.2020602@mykitchentable.net> In-Reply-To: <20040307211554.21F582B4DAC@mail.evilcoder.org> References: <20040307211554.21F582B4DAC@mail.evilcoder.org>
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On 3/7/2004 1:15 PM Remko Lodder wrote: >I am not sure but perhaps after the make -DCLIENT_ONLY=yes stuff >you can do make package, this should in my opinion make the package >you can install everywhere you wish (freebsd ofcourse). > >Note that i did not read any explaination about this, and i just assume >this when i "decode" the command into explaination. > > Just to inform you, I tried these steps but the package still wants to be installed. First I did "make -DWITH_CLIENT_ONLY=YES build". Then I did "make package" and got an error about deinstalling the package before installing again. Thanks for your help. Drew >-- > >Kind regards, > >Remko Lodder >Elvandar.org/DSINet.org >www.mostly-harmless.nl Dutch community for helping newcomers on the >hackerscene > >mrtg.grunn.org Dutch mirror of MRTG > >-----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- >Van: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]Namens Drew Tomlinson >Verzonden: zondag 7 maart 2004 22:13 >Aan: sellis@telus.net >CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Onderwerp: Re: Building Packages - Links to Tutorials? > > >Sean Ellis told a big fish story including the following on 3/6/2004 >12:51 PM: > > > >>On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 01:34:20PM -0800, Drew Tomlinson wrote: >> >> >> >> >>>I have a "faster" machine that I'd like to use to build packages and >>>then install those packages on my "slower" machine. I'm looking for >>>links to info describing this process and some best practices. I'm >>>familiar with using portupgrade to build and install ports. I've read >>>the portupgrade man pages and see options to build and install packages >>>but am not understanding how to put it all together. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>Check this out. >> >>http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/08/07/FreeBSD_Basics.html >> >>.. under "Making a Package Repository". >> >> >> >> >Thanks, that helps. Now, is there any way to make a package without >installing it? For example, on my build machine I have the full version >of bacula installed. However, I'd like to make a package that is built >with the "CLIENT_ONLY=YES" option. So do I really have to build and >install it "wrong" on the build machine and then rebuild and install it >"right" just to get the package I want to install on another machine? >Seem like there would be a better way. > >Thanks, > >Drew >
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