Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:46:55 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Updating Ports Message-ID: <18199.57951.791968.841899@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <471786EC.3040803@mtmary.edu> References: <471773D8.80503@mtmary.edu> <18199.32078.807531.40747@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <471786EC.3040803@mtmary.edu>
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Peter Clark writes: > If you installed a port with some additional config args can you > either supply them the upgrade program or can it be reread from > the previous install somehow? I really am just trying to find a > relatively simple way to make sure that a port gets upgraded and > that I do not lose any of it dependencies in the process. 1) Many ports accept and store port-specific settings through a generic mechanism; "make config", "make showconfig", and "make rmconfig" are the keys here. 2) If you're using portupgrade, /usr/local/etc/pkgtools.cfg will allow you to control various settings, for a single port or a range of ports. 3) It is possible to put port-related settings in /etc/make.conf. I discourage this, as that file gets used for /every/ make session and I consider it asking for trouble to clutter it with items that may accidentally overlap with another port. (The risk is very small ... but it's still not the right tool for the job.) Robert Huff
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