Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 23:54:45 -0700 From: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> To: Thomas Mueller <mueller6724@bellsouth.net> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Does src tree have to be in sync with installed FreeBSD to build ports? Message-ID: <CAF6rxgkbQZ3hAQCFZdNKscNvpjs3fKU1-inngir9DUEcPSHYjQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <397188.180.bm@smtp111.sbc.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> References: <397188.180.bm@smtp111.sbc.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
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On 20 April 2014 23:41, Thomas Mueller <mueller6724@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Is it necessary for the installed FreeBSD to be in sync with the src tree for ports to build successfully? > > I might update the src tree to see what is happening but not do the buildworld and buildkernel every time. Could that hurt for building ports? Or do I worry needlessly? It only matters if you build ports that interact with "private system internals". For example, anything that builds a kernel module and lsof. Generally, you should be fine. -- Eitan Adler
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