From owner-freebsd-ports Sun Apr 23 10:48:28 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from rock.ghis.net (rock.ghis.net [209.222.164.7]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7EDC037B74F for ; Sun, 23 Apr 2000 10:48:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from will@blackdawn.com) Received: from argon.blackdawn.com (05-065.dial.008.popsite.net [209.69.13.65]) by rock.ghis.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA64468 for ; Sun, 23 Apr 2000 10:48:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: by argon.blackdawn.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 5DAFC1935; Sun, 23 Apr 2000 13:48:10 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 13:48:10 -0400 From: Will Andrews To: FreeBSD Ports Subject: bsd.port.mk suggestion: INSTALL_BEFORE_ARGS Message-ID: <20000423134810.R6549@argon.blackdawn.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT i386 Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hello, If you're like me, and you often ``make'' your ports as non-root then ``sudo'' or ``su'' or whatever to install, then you often find that you have to cd to each of the port's dependencies and do them there first. Sometimes we just sigh and do ``sudo make'' so they'll be able to install in /usr/local, etc. etc. Well, why not have an INSTALL_BEFORE_ARGS variable (like FETCH_BEFORE_ARGS)? This way, we can specify INSTALL_BEFORE_ARGS="sudo" and all you'll have to do is type the password in as needed. Or however your install method goes. Comments, thoughts, derisions? -- Will Andrews GCS/E/S @d- s+:+>+:- a--->+++ C++ UB++++ P+ L- E--- W+++ !N !o ?K w--- ?O M+ V-- PS+ PE++ Y+ PGP+>+++ t++ 5 X++ R+ tv+ b++>++++ DI+++ D+ G++>+++ e->++++ h! r-->+++ y? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message