Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 09:52:11 -0800 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: jacks@sage-american.com Cc: Joe & Fhe Barbish <barbish@a1poweruser.com>, FBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: install package from pre-downloaded tgz file? Message-ID: <20020108095210.A71467@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.20020108075742.01a8de80@mail.sage-american.com>; from jacks@sage-american.com on Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 07:57:42AM -0600 References: <LPBBIGIAAKKEOEJOLEGOOELHCLAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com> <3.0.5.32.20020108075742.01a8de80@mail.sage-american.com>
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--k+w/mQv8wyuph6w0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 07:57:42AM -0600, jacks@sage-american.com wrote: > I usually put them in the /usr/ports/distfiles directory and install works > for me.... No, that directory is for the source code which is compiled by the port. It's not intended for packages (though I suppose you could put them there if you really wanted to) -- packages can be downloaded anywhere, and you just give the absolute or relative path to pkg_add. Kris --k+w/mQv8wyuph6w0 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8OzGhWry0BWjoQKURAs61AKC2oK8Jost+rWJY9pX/ltXtwvisMACgvDx8 1L7Po6S+eigwUSzKn3yOZow= =NXK8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --k+w/mQv8wyuph6w0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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