Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:07:54 +0300 From: Yuri Pankov <yuri.pankov@gmail.com> To: peter harrison <four.harrisons@virgin.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Build server for ports and world... Message-ID: <20080119000754.GD24750@darklight.org.ru> In-Reply-To: <20080118233237.GA1069@desktop.piggybox> References: <20080118233237.GA1069@desktop.piggybox>
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On Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 11:32:37PM +0000, peter harrison wrote: > I'd like to set up a build server at home to save me time when running portupgrade and building world. > > I've read the handbook on this, and I'm happy with the process of NFS mounting /usr/src /usr/obj and /usr/ports etc.. > > I've two questions though. > > First, my home server currently runs 6.2-RELEASE - I update it using freebsd-update and it doesn't have the source for world & kernel. > Is it possible to put the 7.0 source on this and build for installation on my desktop, or do I need to take the server to 7.0 before I do this? Yes, it should be possible. > Second, is there anyway of building packages without installing them? > I'm not keen to put X and all my desktop gubbins on the server when I only need it to build the packages. Look at ports-mgmt/tinderbox, does exactly what you want :-) > Thanks for any help. > > > Peter Harrison. > -- > "`That young girl is one of the least benightedly > unintelligent organic life forms it has been my profound > lack of pleasure not to be able to avoid meeting.'" > > - Marvin's first ever compliment about anybody. HTH, Yuri
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