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Date:      Wed, 06 Sep 2000 11:53:52 +0200
From:      Siegbert Baude <siegbert.baude@gmx.de>
To:        Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Installing CD packages to HD?
Message-ID:  <39B61430.1F2F60BD@gmx.de>
References:  <14773.33577.842372.439782@guru.mired.org>

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Hi Mike,

> I believe the 4.0-RELEASE cdrom was equally damaged. Personally, I
> *hate* this. Since I build ports with LOCALBASE=/usr/opt, the packages
> are useless. Since the distfiles can be used to create the packages,
> but not vice versa, this is a loss in functionality.  My use of the
> things is now restricted to dealing with -questions (as above), and
> making copies for friends who otherwise wouldn't look at FreeBSD.

Look at the -p (prefix) option of pkg_add. You can change the install directory
there.

Ciao
Siegbert


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