Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 15:58:18 +0100 From: Dom Mitchell <Dom.Mitchell@palmerharvey.co.uk> To: Ipswitch <ipswitch@apk.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question on ports system Message-ID: <E10tYBm-00089z-00@voodoo.pandhm.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Ipswitch's message of "Mon, 14 Jun 1999 10:27:53 EDT" <19990614102753.A25023@junior.apk.net>
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On 14 June 1999, Ipswitch proclaimed:
> I really like the ports system, but there are times when it would be
> easier to use a package. Has anyone thought about combining the ports
> system with packages a bit?
>
> Perhaps an option like "make get" that would grab the package and install
> it for you.
>
> I guess I just like the way that ports work and would prefer this as a
> way of installing packages.
You can make it fairly easy with a shell function:
rpkgadd () {
sudo pkg_add ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/packages/All/$1.tgz
}
(csh users can figure it out for themselves...)
You can start to get more sophisticated than this, probably even to the
point of including completion in zsh if you mirror the ls-lR file.
As to adjusting bsd.port.mk - I've always been scared off by the
complexity!
--
Dom Mitchell -- Palmer & Harvey McLane -- Unix Systems Administrator
"Always think very hard before messing with TCP. And then don't." -- MC
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