From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 19 14:07:06 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DEBF416A418 for ; Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:07:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from four.harrisons@virgin.net) Received: from n068.sc1.he.tucows.com (smtpout0179.sc1.he.tucows.com [64.97.136.179]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD0D213C44B for ; Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:07:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from four.harrisons@virgin.net) Received: from sc1-out05.emaildefenseservice.com (64.97.139.2) by n068.sc1.he.tucows.com (7.2.069.1) id 4769316E007633D1; Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:07:04 +0000 X-SpamScore: 2 X-Spamcatcher-Summary: 2, 0, 0, e4d8140b5042adf8, eac3de9e7a069b7b, four.harrisons@virgin.net, -, RULES_HIT:355:379:599:601:945:946:947:966:967:973:980:981:988:989:1260:1261:1277:1312:1313:1314:1345:1358:1359:1437:1516:1518:1519:1534:1542:1593:1594:1595:1596:1711:1730:1747:1766:1792:2196:2199:2376:2379:2393:2525:2553:2559:2563:2682:2685:2857:2859:2895:2933:2937:2939:2942:2945:2947:2951:2954:3022:3027:3353:3622:3865:3866:3867:3868:3869:3870:3871:3872:3873:3874:3934:3936:3938:3941:3944: 4250:4362:4385:4860:5007:6119:6261:7679, 0, RBL:none, CacheIP:none, Bayesian:0.5, 0.5, 0.5, Netcheck:none, DomainCache:0, MSF:not bulk, SPF:, MSBL:none, DNSBL:none X-Spamcatcher-Explanation: Received: from desktop.piggybox (client-82-26-24-199.winn.adsl.virgin.net [82.26.24.199]) by sc1-out05.emaildefenseservice.com (Postfix) with ESMTP; Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:07:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from desktop.piggybox (localhost.piggybox [127.0.0.1]) by desktop.piggybox (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m0JE74BE004281; Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:07:05 GMT (envelope-from peter@desktop.piggybox) Received: (from peter@localhost) by desktop.piggybox (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m0JE744G004111; Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:07:04 GMT (envelope-from peter) Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:07:04 +0000 From: peter harrison To: Yuri Pankov Message-ID: <20080119140704.GA1240@desktop.piggybox> References: <20080118233237.GA1069@desktop.piggybox> <20080119000754.GD24750@darklight.org.ru> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080119000754.GD24750@darklight.org.ru> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: questions@freebsd.org, peter harrison Subject: Re: Build server for ports and world... 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: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:07:06 -0000 On Sat, Jan 19, 2008 at 03:07:54AM +0300, Yuri Pankov wrote: > On Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 11:32:37PM +0000, peter harrison wrote: > > I'd like to set up a build server at home to save me time when running portupgrade and building world. > > > > I've read the handbook on this, and I'm happy with the process of NFS mounting /usr/src /usr/obj and /usr/ports etc.. > > > > I've two questions though. > > > > First, my home server currently runs 6.2-RELEASE - I update it using freebsd-update and it doesn't have the source for world & kernel. > > Is it possible to put the 7.0 source on this and build for installation on my desktop, or do I need to take the server to 7.0 before I do this? > > Yes, it should be possible. > > > Second, is there anyway of building packages without installing them? > > I'm not keen to put X and all my desktop gubbins on the server when I only need it to build the packages. > > Look at ports-mgmt/tinderbox, does exactly what you want :-) > > > Thanks for any help. > > > > > > Peter Harrison. > > -- > > "`That young girl is one of the least benightedly > > unintelligent organic life forms it has been my profound > > lack of pleasure not to be able to avoid meeting.'" > > > > - Marvin's first ever compliment about anybody. > > HTH, > Yuri > _______________________________________________ > 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" Thanks Yuri, I'll take a look at Tinderbox. Peter Harrison. -- "`Maybe somebody here tipped off the Galactic Police,' said Trillian. `Everybody saw you come in.' `You mean they want to arrest me over the phone?' said Zaphod, `Could be. I'm a pretty dangerous dude when I'm cornered.' `Yeah,' said a voice from under the table [Ford's now completely rat-arsed at this point], `you go to pieces so fast people get hit by the shrapnel.'" - Zaphod getting paranoid over a phone call.