From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 12 05:17:23 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id FAA03419 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 12 Nov 1997 05:17:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from fly.HiWAAY.net (root@fly.HiWAAY.net [208.147.154.56]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id FAA03393 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 1997 05:17:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dkelly@nospam.hiwaay.net) Received: from nospam.hiwaay.net (tnt1-175.HiWAAY.net [208.147.147.175]) by fly.HiWAAY.net (8.8.7/8.8.6) with ESMTP id HAA01322; Wed, 12 Nov 1997 07:17:16 -0600 (CST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by nospam.hiwaay.net (8.8.7/8.8.4) with ESMTP id HAA19975; Wed, 12 Nov 1997 07:17:14 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <199711121317.HAA19975@nospam.hiwaay.net> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: Mahally Kudsy cc: craig@tuna.progroup.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: David Kelly Subject: Re: setting up /usr/ports/distfiles to fetch from cdrom In-reply-to: Message from Mahally Kudsy of "Wed, 12 Nov 1997 15:00:26 +0700." <199711120800.PAA01127@cumulus.upthb.bppt.go.id> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 07:17:14 -0600 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > You have to mount the CDROM at one directory, say /cdrom > then make a link directory of distfiles directory of cdrom > to /usr/ports/distfiles. Such as: > mount -t cd9660 /dev/wcd0 /cdrom > ln /cdrom/.../distfiles /usr/ports/distfiles Think you'll need "ln -s /cdrom....." -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@hiwaay.net ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system.