Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 21:53:40 +0100 From: Michael Nottebrock <michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> To: FreeBSD-X11@FreeBSD.org Cc: portmgr@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Any reason why XFree86-4-Server pkg doesn't extract in-place? Message-ID: <200403262153.43989.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> In-Reply-To: <200403262014.i2QKExS2000554@callisto.local> References: <200403262014.i2QKExS2000554@callisto.local>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Friday 26 March 2004 21:14, Carl Mascott wrote: > Is there some reason why the XFree86-4-Server port does not use > @option extract-in-place? Since there is no require file or > pre-install script I see no reason why it could not extract in > place. A grep through the ports-collection shows me that there isn't any port which sets @option. Perhaps this has just historical reasons, does anyone at know more (ports@ and portmgr@ cc'd)? > I bring this up because my systems all have small /var/tmp > directories. The first time I tried to install this package > the installation failed with a message about needing 400,000 > <somethings> (unspecified; sectors? 1K blocks?) in /var/tmp. > It would be nice not to need a large /var/tmp (or other > temporary directory) for no good reason. IMHO, wanting to install binary packages (there are much larger ones out there than XFree86-Server) is a very good reason to have a large enough (/var/)tmp. -- ,_, | Michael Nottebrock | lofi@freebsd.org (/^ ^\) | FreeBSD - The Power to Serve | http://www.freebsd.org \u/ | K Desktop Environment on FreeBSD | http://freebsd.kde.org [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBAZJhXXhc68WspdLARAkJhAJ9o4K+2nZwwkO9KPfeWAniELdriLQCfeB4G CuMUAgILqbwULMGe8zLYffE= =3Plf -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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