Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 23:05:37 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Craig Boston <craig@yekse.gank.org>, ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: make search (Was Re: Perl5.8.7 ports) Message-ID: <454AEA41.6010309@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20061103052316.GC87797@nowhere> References: <2A1A6E935323B04BB28608B01B9B077A03190460@CHN-SNR-MBX01.wipro.com> <6306EDB7C88085BEB4DBC265@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <454A3607.2030406@FreeBSD.org> <20061103052032.GB87797@nowhere> <20061103052316.GC87797@nowhere>
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Craig Boston wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 11:20:32PM -0600, Craig Boston wrote:
>> On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 10:16:39AM -0800, Doug Barton wrote:
>>> cd /usr/ports/ && make search name=p5-Chart
>> blah blah blah
>
> Figures, something bugs me for months, I finally break down and ask for
> advice, and find the solution less than a minute after sending the
> message...
Usually happens that way. :)
> Seems make search doesn't like the following line in my /etc/make.conf
>
> PORTSDIR=/compile/ports
>
> I thought PORTSDIR was required to be set if your ports were in a
> nonstandard location, if you wanted everything to work correctly?
I put just about everything in /usr/local (src, obj, ports, etc.) and
found out long ago that putting symlinks in /usr/ is infinitely easier
than trying to make it work with custom variables.
hth,
Doug
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