Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 11:56:01 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Hexren <me@hexren.net> Cc: ? ? <fatcat1985@gmail.com> Subject: Re: How to install ports from CD-ROM Message-ID: <420CF1B1.7070906@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <1225949715.20050211142137@hexren.net> References: <3d92e23305021104571acce3b7@mail.gmail.com> <1225949715.20050211142137@hexren.net>
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Hexren wrote: >>Hi.every one. >>When I was installing Freebsd 5.3, I found it downloaded ports from >>the internet although I select CD-ROM as my install media.How to stop >>that? Since I did not use a high-speed internet connect, it cost me a >>lot of time. >>BTW: Could someone tell me how to change the site from which FreeBSD >>ports to download the source cod. >> >> >On the other hand you can simply put port files (for example >"samba-3.0.7.tar.gz" for samba3) into /usr/ports/distfiles. >The ports install proces alway looks there first if the file he needs >is already there and if it is uses it. > >Regards >Hexren > > Concur. Move the tarballs (foo.gz, bar.bz2, whatever) to /usr/ports/distfiles and then try "make install clean" in the port's "skeleton directory". Kevin Kinsey
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