From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 26 05:52:08 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC3CF16A41F for ; Sun, 26 Mar 2006 05:52:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhorne@dfwlp.com) Received: from zeus.int.dfwlp.com (zeus.dfwlp.com [208.11.134.127]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1F9843D49 for ; Sun, 26 Mar 2006 05:52:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhorne@dfwlp.com) Received: from europa (europa.int.dfwlp.com [192.168.125.80]) (authenticated bits=0) by zeus.int.dfwlp.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k2Q5q4W5006700; Sat, 25 Mar 2006 23:52:04 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from jhorne@dfwlp.com) Message-Id: <200603260552.k2Q5q4W5006700@zeus.int.dfwlp.com> From: "Jonathan Horne" To: "'Peter'" , "'Jonathan Horne'" , Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 23:52:28 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 In-Reply-To: <20060326054028.98598.qmail@web60013.mail.yahoo.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Thread-Index: AcZQl+sGOusd7uDQQGu6PTOh+4KdHAAAXM+w X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.1.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.1 (2006-03-10) on zeus.int.dfwlp.com Cc: Subject: RE: method for installing ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 05:52:09 -0000 Thanks to you both! That defiantly clears it up, and explains some of the behavior ive seen when I go back to redo something from ports ive already done :) Cheers, jonathan -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Peter Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 11:40 PM To: Jonathan Horne; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: method for installing ports --- Jonathan Horne wrote: > Ive read many many guides found all over the net in the past few > days, and > they can never seem to agree on the way a port is installed. I see > these > methods: > > Make install Installs a port and any needed build dependencies. > Make install clean Same as above but removes the uncompressed source code. > Make install distclean Same as above but removes the distribution files (the compressed source code). Do this if you will be building on some other architecture or if you will never use the source code again. > What is the difference between the 3, and are there legitimate times > when one is preferred over the other? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"