Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2015 16:04:02 +0200 From: Marko =?UTF-8?B?Q3VwYcSH?= <marko.cupac@mimar.rs> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Building Latest links etc. Message-ID: <20150717160402.6f405190@efreet> In-Reply-To: <20150717141512.4a0a037e@raksha.tavi.co.uk> References: <20150717141512.4a0a037e@raksha.tavi.co.uk>
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On Fri, 17 Jul 2015 14:15:12 +0100 Bob Eager <rde@tavi.co.uk> wrote: > This is the scenario. I build all packages locally (a number have > special configs). This is done on one machine, which is then the > repository for 'pkg install'. >=20 > So far so good. >=20 > I now want to update the ports. I see how to do this using portmaster, > and how to generate packages on the package server. >=20 > But...how do I use portmaster on the 'slave' machines, using the > packages I built? I can ask it to use a local directory, and NFS mount > the main package directory on the package server. But portmaster > requires the Latest directory, symlinks, etc. My manual build didn't > add those originally. >=20 > Is there an easy way of building all the symlinks required by > portmaster? I can see how to regenerate Latest, but portmaster asks > for other stuff according to the manual page. I know portmaster -g > will do this but that won't do the existing packages. >=20 > Is there a script somewhere, or am I over complicating things? >=20 > Thanks If you need to maintain custom packages for more than 5 systems then poudriere is the way to go: https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/ports-poudriere.html I have also written 'works for me' detailed howto (in Sebian though): https://www.mimar.rs/sysadmin/2015/poudriere-na-freebsd-10-1 Regards, --=20 Marko Cupa=C4=87 https://www.mimar.rs/
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