Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 19:26:08 +0400 From: Igor Roboul <igor@raduga.dyndns.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: problem installing ports - Newbie Alert! Message-ID: <20000822192608.A5809@linux.rainbow> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0008220754020.15955-100000@shell1.aracnet.com>; from hamellr@aracnet.com on Tue, Aug 22, 2000 at 07:55:34AM -0700 References: <39A2262E.369C7E8A@raxel.com> <Pine.LNX.4.21.0008220754020.15955-100000@shell1.aracnet.com>
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On Tue, Aug 22, 2000 at 07:55:34AM -0700, Rick Hamell wrote:
> Here's your first problem. Ports will look in /usr/distfiles first
> for the *.tgz file. If it does not find it, it goes out on the net and
> FTPs it down. Use pkg_add or /stand/sysinstall to get files that are on
> the CDROM(s)
You are incorrect. At first distfiles are located at /usr/ports/distfiles
^^^^^
And, second, you do not have to download or copy distfile by hand (or using
sysinstall)
Look at /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk
In this file find CD_MOUNTPT
Hope, now you know that you don't need any flags.
But...
some ports can not be placed on CD-ROM, so they need be downloaded from
Internet. Also some ports have incorrect Makefiles, so if you can find
file which port tries download from Internet on your CDROM just place it
into /usr/ports/distfiles (in correct subdirectory if needed)
Pay attention that distfiles on CDROM may have incorrect (old) versions.
--
Igor Roboul, Unix System Administrator & Programmer @ sanatorium "Raduga"
http://www.brainbench.com/transcript.jsp?pid=304744
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