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Date:      Fri, 13 Oct 2017 16:29:39 -0600
From:      Adam Weinberger <adamw@adamw.org>
To:        sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: installing into alternate directory?
Message-ID:  <2A851D87-275A-4858-8E32-D0CF55E45DF9@adamw.org>
In-Reply-To: <20171013220845.GA97308@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
References:  <20171013220845.GA97308@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>

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> On 13 Oct, 2017, at 16:08, Steve Kargl =
<sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote:
>=20
> I suspect that this is documented someplace.
> In the old days, one coudl install ports in
> an directory hierarchy other than /usr/local
> by setting DESTDIR.  This is/was handy in=20
> testing a new port, or in particular, an upgrade
> of an abandoned port.
>=20
> % cd /usr/ports/math/octave42
> % make
> % setenv DESTDIR /usr/local/octave42
> % make install
> =3D=3D=3D>  Creating some important subdirectories
> =3D=3D=3D> /tmp subdirectory has been successfully created
> =3D=3D=3D> /dev subdirectory has been successfully created
> =3D=3D=3D>  Starting chrooted make in /usr/local/octave42...
> chroot: /bin/sh: No such file or directory
> =3D=3D=3D>  Chrooted make in /usr/local/octave42 failed
> =3D=3D=3D>  Cleaning up...
> *** Error code 1
>=20
> What?

PREFIX


--=20
Adam Weinberger
adamw@adamw.org
https://www.adamw.org




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