On Thu, 24 May 2012 23:55:17 -0600, Gary Aitken wrote:
5. It looks like the options which show up using sysinstall are from the
OPTIONS variable in the Makefile.
Excuse me, where exactly do you see compile-time options in the
sysinstall program? I know it can select and install packages,
On Thu, 24 May 2012 23:56:02 -0600, Gary Aitken wrote:
Is there a way to find out what options a package is built with?
I don't think so. A package is just an archive containing
truncated subtrees such as bin/, lib/ or man/ of the
compiled programs, ready for install into the /usr/local
1. When building a port, the system uses sysinstall to set options for
the build. How does one configure those options so make can be run
unattended? I didn't see anything in the ports documentation, but maybe
I'm blind. In particular, how does one configure a dependent port for
the options
On Thu, 24 May 2012 19:28:58 -0600, Gary Aitken wrote:
1. When building a port, the system uses sysinstall to set options for
the build.
No. The default options are set by the port maintainer, usually
in the port's Makefile.
How does one configure those options so make can be run
On Thu, 24 May 2012, Gary Aitken wrote:
1. When building a port, the system uses sysinstall to set options for the
build.
ncurses, not systinstall, but yes.
How does one configure those options so make can be run unattended?
I didn't see anything in the ports documentation, but maybe I'm
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Polytropon free...@edvax.de wrote:
On Thu, 24 May 2012 19:28:58 -0600, Gary Aitken wrote:
3. Do the package builds use the defaults set in the ports tree? If
not, how are the options for packages chosen, and how does one determine
what the package options
I didn't see anything in the ports documentation, but maybe
I'm blind.
Check man 7 ports.
Doh. I'm blind. I've read that at least three times looking at other
stuff. Makes sense now. Thanks
especially because it's illegal to listen to MP3 in the U. S. :-)
g...
5. It looks
On 05/24/12 23:34, Adam Vande More wrote:
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Polytroponfree...@edvax.de wrote:
On Thu, 24 May 2012 19:28:58 -0600, Gary Aitken wrote:
3. Do the package builds use the defaults set in the ports tree? If
not, how are the options for packages chosen, and how does
