Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 06:47:11 -0400 From: Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Building Ports: Is there a "make" equivalent for --batch ? Message-ID: <20121008064711.507a402e@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <20121008024233.46787.qmail@joyce.lan> References: <15743.1349654499@tristatelogic.com> <20121008024233.46787.qmail@joyce.lan>
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On 8 Oct 2012 02:42:33 -0000 John Levine articulated: > > ... Note that setting the BATCH environment variable to yes will > > answer yes to any prompts during this process, removing the need > > for manual intervention during the build process. > > > >(This was said with respect to upgrading ports via portupgrade.) > > Or you can use portmaster, which runs through all the ports first and > does the config dialogs before starting the rebuild. There are stil > a few places it can get stuck, but many fewer than portupgrade. > > Portmaster is worth a look just out of amazement. It is a 4,000 line > shell script. While you are at it, you might want to give "portmanager" a spin. While it can be a bit of a monster when used with the "-p" flag, I have found it capable of fixing problems and building ports that portupgrade and potmaster both choked on. As always, read the documentation thoroughly first. -- Jerry ♔ Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________ All's well that ends.
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