Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 18:09:32 +0200 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?K=F6vesd=E1n_G=E1bor?= <gabor.kovesdan@t-hosting.hu> To: Gordon Ross <freebsd@gordonross.org.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sharing /usr/ports Message-ID: <43357A3C.1060905@t-hosting.hu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSO.4.61.0509241657210.31419@openbsd36-1.gordonross.me.uk> References: <Pine.BSO.4.61.0509241657210.31419@openbsd36-1.gordonross.me.uk>
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Gordon Ross wrote: > I've got two FreeBSD 5.4 machines. One is a server, the other is a > desktop. > > I've mounted on the desktop the /usr/ports directory from the server. > My idea being that I could share the one /usr/ports directory amongst > my machines and save disc space, and also save having to recompile > everything whenever I install a port. > > My problem is that, if I do a "make" on one machine, I can't then do a > "make install" on the other machine. (When I try, nothing happens) > > I haven't mounted any of the directories from under /var/db (e.g. pkg, > ports) > > Is what I'm trying to do possible ? > If so, what am I missing or doing wrong ? > What if You do "make FORCE_PKG_REGISTER=YES install" on the client machine? Gabor Kovesdan
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