Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:27:11 +0100 From: Graham Bentley <admin@cpcnw.co.uk> To: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Starting again from Scratch Message-ID: <20070625182711.5798a588@3bsd.cpcnw.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20070625171659.GA30692@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <20070625120019.668D416A49A@hub.freebsd.org> <20070625151858.20ee23ad@3bsd.cpcnw.co.uk> <20070625160844.GB28294@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <20070625175144.6f145b7f@3bsd.cpcnw.co.uk> <20070625171659.GA30692@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
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On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:16:59 +0200 Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 25, 2007 at 05:51:44PM +0100, Graham Bentley wrote: > >=20 > > So, if I where to start again, I would ; > >=20 > > 1) Install 'minimal' distrib from 6.2 rel CD1 > > 2) portsnap fetch extract > > 3) make install my system >=20 > The base system and ports are separate. The base system is built from > /usr/src, while ports are built under /usr/ports. >=20 > Concerning ports, I would install them from an _updated_ ports tree if > your system isn't too slow. Start with what you really need, and add > things if you miss them. If you build a high-level port like > e.g. firefox, it will built the stuff it requires automatically. But I > would start with building the xorg meta-port, to get X sorted first. >=20 > Currently I have 427 ports installed om my desktop system, =E2=89=8C 100 = of > which are part of the new modular xorg. >=20 > > Then in future use portmaster as you say ?=20 > Yes. >=20 > Roland Cheers Roland, Is it considered OK to update the ports and build up your worktop *without* bothering with building world? Also, building a kernel but leaving world at release? My system is an Athalon2.4/1GB/NV5200 so seems quick enough and I am not in that much of a hurry. However, I dont want to spend hours and hours waiting for compiles... Can you clue me up on xorg 'meta-port' ??? I can feel a re-install coming on ....=20
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