Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 11:46:14 +0100 From: Tijl Coosemans <tijl@coosemans.org> To: "Chris H" <bsd-lists@1command.com> Cc: Thomas Hoffmann <trh411@gmail.com>, freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: When did creating a package become a REQUIRED part of building a port? Message-ID: <20140118114614.22f2785d@kalimero.tijl.coosemans.org> In-Reply-To: <b44ef19ad8dfd409fbb45be696995f02.authenticated@ultimatedns.net> References: <895a94cd8dc0eafc2563510733e9da76.authenticated@ultimatedns.net> <CAB7-odk81Y-fYPCD7Xfo3j2eNjKyZ9oe9Nw0d=eT5iX5UwOFkA@mail.gmail.com> <b44ef19ad8dfd409fbb45be696995f02.authenticated@ultimatedns.net>
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On Fri, 17 Jan 2014 20:39:06 -0800 (PST) Chris H wrote: >> On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 8:32 PM, Chris H <bsd-lists@1command.com> wrote: >>> Greetings, >>> I've been tracking -STABLE for years on all my servers (currently 8-4). >>> So it seems I missed the memo. But recently, I decided to dust off an >>> old TYAN Thunder LE-T PIII. Sure, it's old. But it's got 2 Adaptec >>> U160 Ultra-Wide/Ultra-3 SCSI ports on it, that'll allow me to hang 30 >>> SCSI platters on it, and I intend to use it to produce Install images, >>> Updates, custom kernels for all my hardware. Kind of a Pointyhat/Tinderbox. >>> It's perfect for a "set it, and forget it". It's actually a pretty good >>> workhorse. >>> Anyway, to the point; >>> For this install, I opted to download, and use the 8-4-DVD1 DVD to perform >>> the install. All went as anticipated, I played the CVS-->SVN dance, updated >>> src && ports, build/installed world/kernel. Performed mergemaster(8), then >>> bounced the box, and installed Perl. I then decided I wanted to build a >>> light X environment, because some things are easier with it. So I chose >>> the meta-port x11/xorg-minimal. That's when the fun began; I chose >>> make install && make clean (yes, I know make install clean works too). >>> Then all of the sudden I see all these messages about creating package... >>> What? I didn't have anything in make.conf(5) to inspire that. I read >>> nothing about that in /usr/ports/UPDATING, and I haven't installed, nor >>> do I have anything in /usr/local/etc that would encourage that sort of >>> thing. >>> What gives, and how do I turn this off? Sure, I've got a lot of platter to >>> burn. But I'm a bit shy on CPU cycles, and it seems pointless to whip up >>> a .tbz file, only to be clobbered within seconds of completion. I'm sure to >>> many of you, this is all old news. But this is a real issue for me, and I'd >>> be extremely grateful, if someone can help me turn this off. >>> >>> Thank you for all your time, and consideration. >> >> This was noted in the /usr/ports/CHANGES file. See the entry for 20130923. > > Ahh... CHANGES. D'OH! I'm sorry, I /should/ have caught that. > > Thank you very much for the reply. You may want to convert to the new pkg. No real package gets created then.
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