Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 00:17:40 +0800 From: Alvin Sim <bsd140870@yahoo.co.uk> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re[2]: Installing port(s) from an NFS server Message-ID: <8531538810.20010411001740@yahoo.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <3AD317BB.4D2EB73@i-clue.de> References: <1510883389.20010410124052@yahoo.co.uk> <3AD317BB.4D2EB73@i-clue.de>
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Tuesday, April 10, 2001, 10:24:59 PM, you wrote: [snip... snip some...] >> example: >> lets assume that i have installed vim on the server and now, i want >> vim on the client as well. CS> Assuming your NFS is properly configured: CS> client# mount server:/usr/ports /usr/ports CS> client# cd /usr/ports/editors/vim CS> client# make install this is exactly what i did (minus the make install), yes. >> i tried (after mounting /usr/ports (server) to /usr/ports (client)) >> `make' in /usr/ports/editors/vim-lite but it seems that `make' is >> making it on the server which, IMO, should be on the client? i didnt >> try `make install' though. i was afraid that it would install (vim) >> again on the server. CS> No. You mounted the hard disk from your server. Thus the build will CS> execute on your client and install into your client. sorry but i'm not so clear on what you mean. if you're trying to say that i mounted /usr/ports _from_ the server, no. but if you're saying that i mounted the server from the client as stated in above steps (which i did and think is correct), yes. >> so what i'd like to know is that is it possible for me to install a >> port from the server to the client machine with nfs? CS> As shown above: yes. It's too simple to be true. CS> HTH CS> -Christoph Sold -- Alvin mailto:bsd140870@yahoo.co.uk _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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