Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 22:52:31 -0600 From: "Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T" <jeffh@dundeemt.com> To: "Josh Carroll" <josh.carroll@psualum.com> Cc: John Rogers <ruralriver@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portupgrade forget package options Message-ID: <5aaed53f0611062052p3df87dc5w151362a54abbe5d1@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <8cb6106e0611061526s64af35ddn2e7ad0a1a2abf306@mail.gmail.com> References: <100416c30611061248o1ba138b5m9aa43e906a2b583c@mail.gmail.com> <8cb6106e0611061526s64af35ddn2e7ad0a1a2abf306@mail.gmail.com>
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On 11/6/06, Josh Carroll <josh.carroll@psualum.com> wrote: > > Today I found the CPU is drained up by 5 instances of > > "script" and "dialog", because everyday when portupgrade updates > > python, it tried to display a menu in text mode and ask for a few > > options (such as whether python should support IPv6 etc), which of > > course hangs in cron job. > > Some ports have a config make target which will save options. For > ports that do not, you can use pkgtools.conf and set MAKE_ARGS for > that port. > > It may be that a port was modified to support the config target, but > you have not yet run make config for it. It should remember the > options after you make config and select the options you want > included/excluded. > > Josh > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > also, settting BATCH=YES in /etc/make.conf helps in getting around these dialogs -- however, UPDATING is your friend when something goes amiss. -Jeff
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