Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2016 22:27:27 -0700 From: Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD Ports ML <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Cc: Rafael Rodrigues Nakano <mseqs@bsd.com.br> Subject: Re: Download all source before compiling the port Message-ID: <CAN6yY1tTLkB8TG5eckJaQXKY7zZErO%2B4z3PSB6s9g-jsXBOsww@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20160608231922.GR28804@albert.catwhisker.org> References: <CA%2B627Jp2mNKPvx36iJ1VzHEiwqCZ%2BQA7CLkzP8gvLTveyZk9Fw@mail.gmail.com> <20160608231922.GR28804@albert.catwhisker.org>
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On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 4:19 PM, David Wolfskill <david@catwhisker.org> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 08, 2016 at 08:15:04PM -0300, Rafael Rodrigues Nakano wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Is there a way to download everything required by a port before starting > to > > build it and its dependencies (so I can let it to build later without an > > internet connection). Thanks in advance. > > .... > > I have been using (and still use) "portmaster" to update > locally-inistalled ports on a couple machines (one of which is my > laptop). > > Quite some time ago, I started running "portmaster -aF" specificially > for this purpose (while rebuilding base FreeBSD), prior to a subsequent > "portmaster -ad" (after the reboot). > > Caveat: portmaster is ... rather deprecated of late. See ports@ > archives for further discussion on that topic. (in fact, Ii'll redirect > this to ports@, as it's a ports issue.) > > Peace, > david > -- > David H. Wolfskill david@catwhisker.org > Those who would murder in the name of God or prophet are blasphemous > cowards. > > See http://www.catwhisker.org/~david/publickey.gpg for my public key. > I am not aware of its deprecation. It now has a maintainer and has worked flawlessly for me (as I assume, it has for you). It is clear that some people world like to see it deprecated, but it is still widely used and I see no reason to change as long as it continues to be supported. Things it does, like -aF, make it seem the better choice. -- Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683
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