Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 16:15:10 -0500 From: Adam <amvandemore@gmail.com> To: Yuri <yuri@rawbw.com> Cc: "ports@freebsd.org" <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Is there a way to build only the port from source, and install dependencies from packages with the make command? Message-ID: <CA%2BtpaK1w_9yk13oUjOQ%2BZb6196WO_F0y7n7FsaeLKofuSgMuBQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20850a87-edd8-457c-352c-9b3c5baa8781@rawbw.com> References: <20850a87-edd8-457c-352c-9b3c5baa8781@rawbw.com>
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On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 12:36 PM Yuri <yuri@rawbw.com> wrote: > Sometimes instructions to build some port from source are needed. "cd > /usr/ports/{caregory}/{port-name} && make" rebuilds everything from > source, including dependencies. > > Is there an easy way to make it install missing dependencies with pkg, > without listing them? I couldn't find such feature. > > > This can be useful: > > 1. When some software's README describes how to install it on FreeBSD > from source. > > 2. When developers need to compile from source only a specific port > without waiting for dependencies to build. > I usually do this with portmaster and -P. Although generally speaking, you will get more installed from pkg with an older ports tree all else being equal. -- Adam
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