Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:09:46 +0200 From: deeptech71@gmail.com To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports collection background-fetch Message-ID: <46DEF0EA.2040006@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200709051905.42215.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> References: <46DEDD6F.9020509@gmail.com> <200709051905.42215.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net>
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Bahman M. wrote: > deeptech71@gmail.com wrote: >> Is it possible to do automatic fetching of source files in the >> background while other parts are being compiled? > > > Just login on multiple consoles or use multiple x terminals (if running > X) and on each one run 'make' for the port you want to compile. The > port(s) will be fetched and compiled simultaneously. Then all you need > to do is to run 'make install' for each port. > > Note: I'm not sure but I think it's not a good practice to issue more > than one 'make install' at a time. > > Bahman > Mel wrote: > On Wednesday 05 September 2007 18:46:39 deeptech71@gmail.com wrote: >> Is it possible to do automatic fetching of source files in the background >> while other parts are being compiled? > > Not automatically, but if you know which ports need to be done next, nothing > stops you from doing: > cd /usr/ports/category/port && make fetch > on a different terminal. > OK... Downloading should never interference with compiling (other than faster consumption of disk space :) ), so this is an improvement that can/should be made. Send the recommendation to the commiters?
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