Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:23:46 -0700 From: David Southwell <david@vizion2000.net> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Cc: ports@freebsd.org, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org>, Dmitry Morozovsky <marck@rinet.ru> Subject: Re: /var/db/ports/*/options auto-generation Message-ID: <200707160923.46869.david@vizion2000.net> In-Reply-To: <20070716183849.S73148@woozle.rinet.ru> References: <20070715201435.Y39602@woozle.rinet.ru> <469B0894.9050408@FreeBSD.org> <20070716183849.S73148@woozle.rinet.ru>
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On Monday 16 July 2007 07:40:15 Dmitry Morozovsky wrote: > On Sun, 15 Jul 2007, Doug Barton wrote: > > DB> Dmitry Morozovsky wrote: > DB> > Dear colleagues, > DB> > > DB> > is there any way to generate set of /var/db/ports/*/options in their > default DB> > state? BATCH=1 will leave this hierarchy untouched, but when > installing new DB> > system I would prefer options files to be generated, > to be able to look DB> > through, analyze and possibly re-build some ports > later. > DB> > DB> I'm not sure it's exactly what you're looking for, but portmaster will > DB> present all the OPTIONS dialogs first before it starts building the > DB> first port, which allows you to set all the options then walk away > DB> while stuff builds. Once the options files are already there you can > DB> do the whole process again with the --force-config option, or let them > DB> stay as is until something changes (which is the default). > DB> > DB> hope this helps, > > It's not exactly what I want as I need to repeat Tab-Enter pairs for each > of OPTIONS contained port. What I want is generation options file for all > the ports including defaults (possibly overrided in /etc/make.conf) > WITH/WITHOUT lines... > > I do not know if that is possible but I can say I support the notion...It would be v. useful for distributing to ensure computers on a network, or even on different networks, install the same ports with identical options... david Southwell
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