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> PAC NDT schrieb:
> 
> Hi
> 
> This is probably a stupid question, but I gotta ask. When I try to
> install a port, say
> 'ethereal' for example, make wants to look on the internet for the
> files. The cdrom is in the drive and mounted but I can not figure out
> how to get make to look at the CD.
> Is there some kind of configuration file which will allow make to
> default to the CD instead of the internet?

If you mounted the CD-ROM onto the /cdrom mount point, make searches it
automatically. Make sure the tarball make is looking for is located on
the cdrom you've mounted. If all else fails, copy the tarball manually
into the /usr/ports/distfiles directory.

HTH
-Christoph Sold

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