From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 31 03:16:12 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22BB216A41A; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:16:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout2.cac.washington.edu (mxout2.cac.washington.edu [140.142.33.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04A5013C48A; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:16:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.32.139]) by mxout2.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.06) with ESMTP id l6V3G8hZ022530 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:16:08 -0700 X-Auth-Received: from [192.168.10.45] (c-24-10-12-194.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [24.10.12.194]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.03) with ESMTP id l6V3G7IU024484 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:16:08 -0700 Message-ID: <46AEA976.20100@u.washington.edu> Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:16:06 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.5 (Windows/20070716) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@auscert.org.au References: <200707310307.l6V378Ca028454@app.auscert.org.au> In-Reply-To: <200707310307.l6V378Ca028454@app.auscert.org.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 5.3.2.304607, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.1.298604, Antispam-Data: 2007.7.30.195132 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: make install a port, but with a package? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:16:12 -0000 freebsd-questions@auscert.org.au wrote: > Hi, > > I have a bad feeling that this has been asked already, and not that long > ago, but I can't find it in my mailbox. Is there a variable I can set so > that running 'make install' in a port directory will cause it to download > the package, if available, and install that instead of building from > source? In other words, the equivalent of 'portupgrade -NPP'. I have > looked at the .mk files and nothing in there seems to do that. > > This is for the situation where portupgrade isn't installed yet, and I'd > like to install it quickly from packages so I don't have to wait for Ruby > to build. Sure, I could do it with pkg_add or sysinstall but it would be > neat to be able to do everything from the ports tree. > > thanks, > joel Unfortunately none that I'm aware of. You can always install Ruby (and its dependencies) from packages though ;). -Garrett