Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 11:12:23 -0800 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: dG <taveren@bigfoot.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Using the ports collection. Message-ID: <20001215111222.U19572@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <007001c066d2$91441f60$c12926a6@wcomnet.com>; from taveren@bigfoot.com on Fri, Dec 15, 2000 at 02:06:52PM -0600 References: <007001c066d2$91441f60$c12926a6@wcomnet.com>
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* dG <taveren@bigfoot.com> [001215 11:11] wrote: > Hi, > > I have a quick question about using the Ports. When installing a port, > there are times when I would like to have the port install with > configuration options other than the defaults. So far I have not been able > to figure out the process for this and have resorted to installing via the > tarball a couple of times. I would much prefer to install via the ports for > various reasons and would appreciate any help. > > I hope it is not something as simple as running ./configure from w/in the > work directory of the port. Making modifications to the Makefile did not > seem to work. Look aruond the ports tree, there's comething called CONFIGURE_ARGS or something you can add. -- -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org] "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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