Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 17:01:44 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: Vincent Hoffman <vince@unsane.co.uk> Cc: Kelly Jones <kelly.terry.jones@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing multiple ports quietly and efficiently Message-ID: <18666.31928.85367.319704@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <48EA7487.2050901@unsane.co.uk> References: <26face530810061228g660203ebxe3e287f4e47c3b06@mail.gmail.com> <48EA7487.2050901@unsane.co.uk>
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Vincent Hoffman writes: > > I want to install 50 apps on a new server, but not have to watch it > > constantly. I want to tell ports: "just use the default options for > > now: if I'm unhappy w/ them, I'll come back, do a 'make rmconfig' and > > rebuild". > > > > How can I do this? > > add > BATCH=yes > to /etc/make.conf Only if you remember to take it out (or comment it out) again when you're done. Personally, I'd run a new shell, set the variable, do the builds, then kill the shell. Next: edit make.conf and put it in comented out and with additional comments. Robert Huff
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