Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 09:17:58 -0400 From: "Ralph Hempel" <rhempel@bmts.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: How to Build a Custom Port Tree Message-ID: <CAEBIOGHPFFJALBLJBEDKEDDGLAA.rhempel@bmts.com> In-Reply-To: <043001c4863c$af8f4b60$6601a8c0@vgvlaptop1>
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> I am a newbie to FreeBSD > > I'm using an old machine right now with limited disk space, so I don't want to install the entire ports collection. I > want to build a custom port tree, and I'm finding the docs to be a bit silent on this account as I guess nowadays disk > space is usually abundant so installing the entire port tree is the preferred route. > > Can someone give some basic guidance on: > > 1) Do I install a compiler or does the basic FreeBSD install have it installed already? Already installed if you did a base install. > 2) How do I setup a single application port? See this: <http://www.hempeldesigngroup.com/embedded/stories/bdgFreeBSDPortsAndPerl.html>; It described setting up perl 5.8 from a port, without all the other ports. > 3) Will I need to trace dependence or will make pull in the required libraries? See above. > 4) Can I use CVsup to keep a limited number of ports up to date? That I'm still looking at...stay tuned Ralph
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