From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 2 22:35:41 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C2C916A4D0; Tue, 2 Mar 2004 22:35:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from lakemtao07.cox.net (lakemtao07.cox.net [68.1.17.114]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 783EF43D2F; Tue, 2 Mar 2004 22:35:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from micheal@tsgincorporated.com) Received: from caverns.lan ([68.12.67.176]) by lakemtao07.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040303063539.VPVA12901.lakemtao07.cox.net@caverns.lan>; Wed, 3 Mar 2004 01:35:39 -0500 Received: from dredster ([192.168.1.2]) by caverns.lan (8.12.11/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i236Z9b7000496; Wed, 3 Mar 2004 00:35:30 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from micheal@tsgincorporated.com) Message-ID: <014d01c400e9$d4208ee0$0201a8c0@dredster> From: "Micheal Patterson" To: "Tadimeti Keshav" , , References: <20040303062055.58391.qmail@web25001.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 00:35:31 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Subject: Re: ports compilation X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 06:35:41 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tadimeti Keshav" To: ; Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 12:20 AM Subject: ports compilation > Hi all, > So I managed to download a few ports's sources (such > as aterm, xmms, xine). Without connecting to the net > to install them, how may I install them using the > ports skeletons? (I mean using MAKE & MAKE INSTALL)? > > Do I need to change some variable that points to the > FTP server? > > Thanks in advance > Tk > > > If your source file is the same as the port makefile is looking for (signatures, extensions, version, etc), you can drop them into /usr/ports/distfiles and the port makefile will find, patch (if necessary) and install them for you. Provided there's no dependancies that you don't have already, you shouldn't need to connect to the net. -- Micheal Patterson Network Administration TSG Incorporated 405-917-0600