Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 21:59:20 -0500 From: Thomas Hoffmann <trh411@gmail.com> To: freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Cc: Chris H <bsd-lists@1command.com> Subject: Re: When did creating a package become a REQUIRED part of building a port? Message-ID: <CAB7-odk81Y-fYPCD7Xfo3j2eNjKyZ9oe9Nw0d=eT5iX5UwOFkA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <895a94cd8dc0eafc2563510733e9da76.authenticated@ultimatedns.net> References: <895a94cd8dc0eafc2563510733e9da76.authenticated@ultimatedns.net>
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On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 8:32 PM, Chris H <bsd-lists@1command.com> wrote: > Greetings, > I've been tracking -STABLE for years on all my servers (currently 8-4). > So it seems I missed the memo. But recently, I decided to dust off an > old TYAN Thunder LE-T PIII. Sure, it's old. But it's got 2 Adaptec > U160 Ultra-Wide/Ultra-3 SCSI ports on it, that'll allow me to hang 30 > SCSI platters on it, and I intend to use it to produce Install images, > Updates, custom kernels for all my hardware. Kind of a Pointyhat/Tinderbox. > It's perfect for a "set it, and forget it". It's actually a pretty good > workhorse. > Anyway, to the point; > For this install, I opted to download, and use the 8-4-DVD1 DVD to perform > the install. All went as anticipated, I played the CVS-->SVN dance, updated > src && ports, build/installed world/kernel. Performed mergemaster(8), then > bounced the box, and installed Perl. I then decided I wanted to build a > light X environment, because some things are easier with it. So I chose > the meta-port x11/xorg-minimal. That's when the fun began; I chose > make install && make clean (yes, I know make install clean works too). > Then all of the sudden I see all these messages about creating package... > What? I didn't have anything in make.conf(5) to inspire that. I read > nothing about that in /usr/ports/UPDATING, and I haven't installed, nor > do I have anything in /usr/local/etc that would encourage that sort of > thing. > What gives, and how do I turn this off? Sure, I've got a lot of platter to > burn. But I'm a bit shy on CPU cycles, and it seems pointless to whip up > a .tbz file, only to be clobbered within seconds of completion. I'm sure to > many of you, this is all old news. But this is a real issue for me, and I'd > be extremely grateful, if someone can help me turn this off. > > Thank you for all your time, and consideration. > > --Chris > This was noted in the /usr/ports/CHANGES file. See the entry for 20130923.
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