From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 24 16:14:32 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C53F16A41F for ; Sat, 24 Sep 2005 16:14:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@gordonross.org.uk) Received: from srv1.gordonross.me.uk (srv1.gordonross.me.uk [82.152.40.236]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5119643D5D for ; Sat, 24 Sep 2005 16:14:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@gordonross.org.uk) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] ident=freebsd) by srv1.gordonross.me.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1EJCf7-0007Bi-A0 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 24 Sep 2005 17:14:05 +0100 Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 17:14:05 +0100 (BST) From: Gordon Ross X-X-Sender: freebsd@openbsd36-1.gordonross.me.uk To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <43357A3C.1060905@t-hosting.hu> Message-ID: References: <43357A3C.1060905@t-hosting.hu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="0-1686681476-1127578445=:31419" Subject: Re: Sharing /usr/ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 16:14:32 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --0-1686681476-1127578445=:31419 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE On Sat, 24 Sep 2005, [ISO-8859-1] K=F6vesd=E1n G=E1bor wrote: > Gordon Ross wrote: > >> I've got two FreeBSD 5.4 machines. One is a server, the other is a deskt= op. >>=20 >> I've mounted on the desktop the /usr/ports directory from the server. My= =20 >> idea being that I could share the one /usr/ports directory amongst my=20 >> machines and save disc space, and also save having to recompile everythi= ng=20 >> whenever I install a port. >>=20 >> My problem is that, if I do a "make" on one machine, I can't then do a= =20 >> "make install" on the other machine. (When I try, nothing happens) >>=20 >> I haven't mounted any of the directories from under /var/db (e.g. pkg,= =20 >> ports) >>=20 >> Is what I'm trying to do possible ? >> If so, what am I missing or doing wrong ? >>=20 > What if You do "make FORCE_PKG_REGISTER=3DYES install" on the client mach= ine? Hmm. No joy. Just the same, nothing. :-( GTG --0-1686681476-1127578445=:31419--