On Sat, Jan 19, 2008 at 03:07:54AM +0300, Yuri Pankov wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Thanks Yuri, I'll take a look at Tinderbox. Peter Harrison. -- "`Maybe somebody here tipped off the Galactic Police,' said Trillian. `Everybody saw you come in.' `You mean they want to arrest me over the phone?' said Zaphod, `Could be. I'm a pretty dangerous dude when I'm cornered.' `Yeah,' said a voice from under the table [Ford's now completely rat-arsed at this point], `you go to pieces so fast people get hit by the shrapnel.'" - Zaphod getting paranoid over a phone call. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
