Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:52:46 +0200 From: Heino Tiedemann <rotkaps_spam_trap@gmx.de> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: make install a port, but with a package? Message-ID: <uq23o4-826.ln1@news.hansenet.de> References: <200707310307.l6V378Ca028454@app.auscert.org.au> <46AEC854.3070508@otenet.gr> <9n13o4-826.ln1@news.hansenet.de> <20070731063759.GA19731@rot26.obsecurity.org>
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Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 08:32:58AM +0200, Heino Tiedemann wrote: >> Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr> wrote: >> >> > Make install will always compile from source. You could however use: >> > >> > setenv PACKAGESITE >> > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6-stable/Latest/ >> > >> > or >> > >> > export >> > PACKAGESITE=ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6-stable/Latest/ >> > (if you use bash) >> > >> > and then do pkg_add, will get you latest packages build from the -STABLE >> > ports. You don't even have to worry about specific version numbers (i.e. >> > pkg_add -r bash instead of pkg_add -r bash-3.2.17_1) so this is a close >> > to a "port tree simulation" as possible. The package may still be >> > lagging a few versions behind the port however (or in some cases may not >> > even exist). >> >> What about the variable PKG_SITES? >> >> Once I found (in sime wiki or howto) this entry: >> >> >> export >> PACKAGESITE=ftp://ftp7.de.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6-stable/Latest/ >> export PKG_SITES=ftp://ftp7.de.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6-stable/ >> >> >> what about that variable PKG_SITES? what is it for? > > See pkg_add(1) PACKAGESITE ist explanied in that manpage, PKG_SITES not. Heino
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