Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:19:46 -0800 From: merlyn@stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz) To: n dhert <ndhertbsd@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: make "make install" accept defaults Message-ID: <86pr3fubod.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com> In-Reply-To: <ed7803cf1003071108v4225166fr1d18305c7bd1488e@mail.gmail.com> (n. dhert's message of "Sun, 7 Mar 2010 20:08:57 %2B0100") References: <ed7803cf1003071108v4225166fr1d18305c7bd1488e@mail.gmail.com>
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>>>>> "n" == n dhert <ndhertbsd@gmail.com> writes: n> When installing gnome from the ports n> # make install clean n> installs a few hundred packages and displays dozens and dozens times a n> configuration window n> which I always answer by hitting TAB key to move to OK button and then n> <enter>. n> Now this installation is already busy for 7 hours (when will it end?) ... n> keeping me locked to my PC ... n> How to specify make install clean ...... witj extra options so that is n> will answer a configuration window autoamtically n> to always accept all the defaults so that you can make an Gnome installation n> in an unattended way? I do all the configs ahead of time. There are multiple ways to do that. "make config-recursive" if you're just using the raw Makefiles. "portinstall -c PORTNAME" if you're using Portinstall (my favorite). -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <merlyn@stonehenge.com> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/>; Smalltalk/Perl/Unix consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/ for Smalltalk and Seaside discussion
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