Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 21:07:08 +0100 From: Jez Hancock <jez.hancock@munk.nu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: make options for ports Message-ID: <20030818200708.GA60439@users.munk.nu> In-Reply-To: <20030818103135.E64587@babelfish.pursued-with.net> References: <20030818103135.E64587@babelfish.pursued-with.net>
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On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 10:38:46AM -0700, Kevin Stevens wrote: > I'm struggling with an issue in trying to compile ports. The specific one > is the imap-uw port, but it's a more general question. I need to be able > to download and expand the distribution file, then to perform some source > code modifications, and then compile and install the port. > > It seems that whichever sequence of make targets I try, I end up either > wiping out the existing source code and re-expanding the distribution > (which wipes out my edits); or simply reinstalling the already-compiled > binaries without recompiling (which ignores my edits). Something like: make clean extract <make your changes to source in 'work' dir> make install should work fine (this worked ok for me with imap-uw). Won't work with all ports, particularly if there are freebsd port patch files that are applied in the make process (found in the port's 'files' directory). -- Jez http://www.munk.nu/
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