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Date:      Sat, 22 May 1999 19:08:49 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Sergei Vyshenski <svysh@rsfq.npi.msu.su>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: installing ports via NFS
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905221908080.15248-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19990522205650.007d3700@rsfq.npi.msu.su>

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On Sat, 22 May 1999, Sergei Vyshenski wrote:

> Idea was to install precompiled ports via NFS, by
> exporting /usr/ports tree via NFS to several computers 
> in READ-ONLY mode.
> 
> But "make install" wants to write some registering info
> exactly to the /usr/ports/.../work directory.
> This information seems not important for future use, as e.g.
> "make clean" deletes the whole /usr/ports/.../work directory,
> which is safe for future activity of the port and for 
> packet database entries in /var/db/pkg.

Yes it wants to drop it's checkpoint files in there.  You may be able to
adjust the workdir prefix in the ports Makefile
(/usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk).

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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