Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 00:25:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> To: Chip <chip@wiegand.org> Cc: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>, Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing a port to a differant location than the default Message-ID: <20001008072549.744BD1F1E@static.unixfreak.org> In-Reply-To: <39DFCE6D.C1AB9484@wiegand.org> "from Chip at Oct 7, 2000 06:31:25 pm"
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> Mike Meyer wrote: > > > > Dima Dorfman writes: > > > > On Sat, Oct 07, 2000 at 06:37:38AM -0700, Chip wrote: > > > > > I have several hard disks in my pc, with the standard /usr on the > > > > > first disk with the standard directories, but the other two disks > > > > > are setup as /usr2 and /usr3. Is there a way to install a port or > > > > > package into one either /usr2 or /usr3? > > > > pkg_add -p <prefix> or setting $PREFIX for /usr/ports. > > > Or, if that doesn't work (I tried using PREFIX= some time ago but it > > > didn't change the prefix), try: > > > > Some ports are broken, and don't honor PREFIX. Worse yet, some are > > partly broken, and have some things that install in PREFIX, and some > > that install in /usr/local. > > > > If you run into such, please at least PR them. Including a patch in > > the PR would be even better. > > Forgive me for asking, but what is PR? PR stands for problem report. It's FreeBSD's system for reporting bugs or other problems. See http://www.FreeBSD.org/support.html#gnats. -- Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> Finger dima@unixfreak.org for my public PGP key. I've used up all my sick days so I'm calling in dead! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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