Re: How do I install ports hands-off?
On 1/4/07, Atom Powers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: For most ports I can pkg_add them to get them installed without prompts. But for some ports I special make configurations that require me to build the port from source. Usually I use portinstall for this, but this causes problems if the make process requires additional input. How can I build a port using the default options, except those defined in make.conf, without requiring me to confirm the option for each port? If you're refering to the port dependancy configs, you can try # make config-recursive which will present you with all the config options for all the dependancies, then you can # make && make install -- -- Perfection is just a word I use occasionally with mustard. --Atom Powers-- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" -- I'm nerdy in the extreme and whiter than sour cream ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: How do I install ports hands-off?
Atom Powers wrote: > For most ports I can pkg_add them to get them installed without > prompts. But for some ports I special make configurations that require > me to build the port from source. Usually I use portinstall for this, > but this causes problems if the make process requires additional > input. > > How can I build a port using the default options, except those defined > in make.conf, without requiring me to confirm the option for each > port? Add BATCH=yes to /etc/make.conf, or set it in your environment. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: How do I install ports hands-off?
On 1/4/07, Atom Powers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: For most ports I can pkg_add them to get them installed without prompts. But for some ports I special make configurations that require me to build the port from source. Usually I use portinstall for this, but this causes problems if the make process requires additional input. How can I build a port using the default options, except those defined in make.conf, without requiring me to confirm the option for each port? This seems to suggest "batch mode". http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2003-August/003694.html Mike -- Michael P. Soulier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." --Albert Einstein ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
