Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:54:36 -0400 From: Rick Miller <vmiller@hostileadmin.com> To: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Media Packages Vs. Ports Message-ID: <AANLkTinn0VPb=G7VyZcL2pO1KwmUPCtjgNxP-aCimwpF@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinOcvO9RsGAAgF0RXd5SYkWvd%2BUBvwqcxK2CyPc@mail.gmail.com> References: <90e6ba4883cb50e1500490c7b441@google.com> <AANLkTinOcvO9RsGAAgF0RXd5SYkWvd%2BUBvwqcxK2CyPc@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> wr= ote: > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 11:41 AM, <vrwmiller@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> =A0Is it possible to take a port, make a package of it and put it in the >> packages directory of my own media? > > Sure it's easy.=A0 When build a port you can issue a make package command= , or > you can use pkg_create to create packages from installed ported.=A0 A com= mon > approach to this is build all your updates in a jail, make packages of th= em, > then delete package from the host and install the newly built ones from t= he > jail.=A0 Very small, if any downtime.=A0 You can use the jail to create p= kg's > for a custom repository too. I've created the package and copied it to the networked media. How do I edit the INDEX file so that it knows how to get the file? --=20 Take care Rick Miller
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