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 http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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