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Date:      Mon, 21 Apr 2003 19:10:13 -0600 (CST)
From:      Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com>
To:        Tim Aslat <tim@spyderweb.com.au>
Cc:        freebsd-ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: question about /usr/ports structure
Message-ID:  <20030421190655.R71670-100000@ren.sasknow.com>
In-Reply-To: <20030422095043.3d3095ec.tim@spyderweb.com.au>

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Tim Aslat wrote to freebsd-ports:

> Hi All,
>
> I'm wondering if someone can enlighten me on the /usr/ports
> directory structure for development.  What I'm looking for is a
> place I can put ports I'm working on until they are ready for
> submission, without having them overwritten each time I cvsup my
> ports tree (daily cron job)
>
> Setting aside something like /usr/ports/local would be nice, or is
> there a better option?

You can build a port (almost) anywhere. I routinely build experimental
ports off of my home directory, for instance.

- Ryan

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