Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 22:36:01 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: "Paul D.Lathrop" <pdlathro@chartermi.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ports Collection Message-ID: <20030329213601.GA42087@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <875F3AEA-622D-11D7-BAD8-000393BF3DE2@chartermi.net> References: <875F3AEA-622D-11D7-BAD8-000393BF3DE2@chartermi.net>
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On Sat, Mar 29, 2003 at 04:29:31PM -0500, Paul D.Lathrop wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I have a question about the ports collection. What are the possible > "arguments" to make, and what do they do. For example, I know the basic > make install and make clean, but I have heard of make fetch and several > others. Is there a way to have a port tell you it's dependencies > without installing them (so you can tune the installation of each to > your needs)? May I suggest you read the ports(7) manpage? That should answer most of your questions. The file /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk also contains useful information. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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