Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:16:31 -0400 From: "Sean Cavanaugh" <Millenia2000@hotmail.com> To: "Noah" <noah-list@enabled.com>, "User Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: how to build from ports without downloading ports Message-ID: <BAY126-DS3325770C95AC0AF55B819CAC00@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <4ADE1F2A.6020601@enabled.com> References: <4ADE1F2A.6020601@enabled.com>
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-------------------------------------------------- From: "Noah" <noah-list@enabled.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 4:35 PM To: "User Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: how to build from ports without downloading ports > Hi there, > > I have a server with minimal disk space. is there a way to build from > ports without downloading ports or only downloading what is needed for the > build and then it is removed? > I assume you mean that you have such little space that you would not be able to download an entire port and its prerequisites and then delete it after everything is compiled and installed as you could with a simple "make install clean" I would recommend doing make install clean in spurts so that you don't run out of space (get a couple of prerequisites out of the way at a time), or install the packages for the programs you want and then update them with ports.
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