Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:31:42 -0400 From: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> To: Chris Stankevitz <chrisstankevitz@yahoo.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Convert all packages to ports Message-ID: <4C2D093E.4090608@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <580252.53856.qm@web52905.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <580252.53856.qm@web52905.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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Hi, Chris On 7/1/10 5:23 PM, Chris Stankevitz wrote: > Hello, > > I setup my system using "packages". I have 675 "packages" installed and 0 "ports" installed. > > Q: Is there a simple way to replace each "package" with the locally compiled "port"? > > Ideally the procedure will not ask me any questions and will leave me with 0 installed "packages" and 675 installed "ports". > You might have a look at ports-mgmt/portmaster. It will prompt you for configuration settings before proceeding with building your ports. Regards, -- Glen Barber
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