From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 18 04:38:55 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2CD31A24 for ; Sat, 18 Jan 2014 04:38:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from udns.ultimateDNS.NET (ultimatedns.net [209.180.214.225]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CCDFE1D7F for ; Sat, 18 Jan 2014 04:38:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from udns.ultimateDNS.NET (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by udns.ultimateDNS.NET (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id s0I4dBn9093024; Fri, 17 Jan 2014 20:39:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bsd-lists@1command.com) Received: (from www@localhost) by udns.ultimateDNS.NET (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id s0I4d6Ef093018; Fri, 17 Jan 2014 20:39:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bsd-lists@1command.com) Received: from udns.ultimatedns.net ([209.180.214.225]) (UDNSMS authenticated user chrish) by ultimatedns.net with HTTP; Fri, 17 Jan 2014 20:39:06 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: <895a94cd8dc0eafc2563510733e9da76.authenticated@ultimatedns.net> Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 20:39:06 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: When did creating a package become a REQUIRED part of building a port? From: "Chris H" To: "Thomas Hoffmann" User-Agent: UDNSMS/2.0.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Cc: freebsd-stable X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 04:38:55 -0000 > On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 8:32 PM, Chris H wrote: > >> Greetings, >> I've been tracking -STABLE for years on all my servers (currently 8-4). >> So it seems I missed the memo. But recently, I decided to dust off an >> old TYAN Thunder LE-T PIII. Sure, it's old. But it's got 2 Adaptec >> U160 Ultra-Wide/Ultra-3 SCSI ports on it, that'll allow me to hang 30 >> SCSI platters on it, and I intend to use it to produce Install images, >> Updates, custom kernels for all my hardware. Kind of a Pointyhat/Tinderbox. >> It's perfect for a "set it, and forget it". It's actually a pretty good >> workhorse. >> Anyway, to the point; >> For this install, I opted to download, and use the 8-4-DVD1 DVD to perform >> the install. All went as anticipated, I played the CVS-->SVN dance, updated >> src && ports, build/installed world/kernel. Performed mergemaster(8), then >> bounced the box, and installed Perl. I then decided I wanted to build a >> light X environment, because some things are easier with it. So I chose >> the meta-port x11/xorg-minimal. That's when the fun began; I chose >> make install && make clean (yes, I know make install clean works too). >> Then all of the sudden I see all these messages about creating package... >> What? I didn't have anything in make.conf(5) to inspire that. I read >> nothing about that in /usr/ports/UPDATING, and I haven't installed, nor >> do I have anything in /usr/local/etc that would encourage that sort of >> thing. >> What gives, and how do I turn this off? Sure, I've got a lot of platter to >> burn. But I'm a bit shy on CPU cycles, and it seems pointless to whip up >> a .tbz file, only to be clobbered within seconds of completion. I'm sure to >> many of you, this is all old news. But this is a real issue for me, and I'd >> be extremely grateful, if someone can help me turn this off. >> >> Thank you for all your time, and consideration. >> >> --Chris >> > > This was noted in the /usr/ports/CHANGES file. See the entry for 20130923. Ahh... CHANGES. D'OH! I'm sorry, I /should/ have caught that. Thank you very much for the reply. --Chris >