Date: Sat, 25 Mar 1995 10:41:57 -0800 (PST) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> To: mark@grondar.za (Mark Murray) Cc: asami@cs.berkeley.edu, chaos@rivers.oscs.montana.edu, ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: non-initial installation Message-ID: <199503251841.KAA07789@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <199503251128.NAA10783@grunt.grondar.za> from "Mark Murray" at Mar 25, 95 01:28:18 pm
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> > I've thinking about this for a while. I think it would be very useful
> > if we can make it possible to "deinstall" ports from the ports dir by
> > using the Makefile and pkg/PLIST, as there should be enough
> > information in there to determine which files should be deleted.
> >
> > Currently I do a "make package" and "pkg_add" following a "make
> > install" to ensure the package is registered (so that I can deinstall
> > it). But this is kinda redundant.
> >
> > Another idea is to automatically "register" the port into
> > /var/db/ports when we do "make install" by copying the PLIST file with
> > appropriate modifications. Then we don't have to touch pkg_delete.
> > Also, this way we can ensure we have the right version of the packing
> > list when we do a deinstall.
> >
> > What do people think?
>
> I don't really mind which one you use, but whichever it is, YES PLEASE!
>
> Another idea: whenever a big system change comes along, I want to be able
> to recompile all the ports _I_ use. How about some kind of _really_ simple
> file that is included into the ports/Makefile _if_it_exists_, that forces
> a make to make only a selected subset of ports? This file should obviously
> never be messed with by sup/ctm. (Or am i being a real twit and not noticing
> that such a mechanism already exists?)
Pretty simple, /usr/ports/makefile
^
make will read makefile before Makefile. In makefile you would do
something like this:
SUBDIR= comms/kermit comms/rzsz devel/gmake net/sup
Works for me....
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Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com
Accurate Automation Company Custom computers for FreeBSD
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