On Tue, Feb 17, 2004 at 11:53:06PM +0100, Maarten wrote: > what if I have a compilehost on which I build FreeBSD(5) images, and I want to build > certain ports, but would like them installed in $imagedir/usr/local/whatever instead > of /usr/local/whatever? > I'm aware of pkg_add's "-p" option, but that still happily keeps its administration > under /var/db/pkg for instance, when I would like it under $imagedir/car/db/pkg.
You can make pkg_add keep it's administrative files in a different location by setting PKG_DBDIR in your environment. > Also, what is the smartest way to have 'make installworld' install under something > other than / ? Actually, this is a live topic on the [EMAIL PROTECTED] list at the moment. There's a movement to add some patches first developed in 2001 to add a 'DESTDIR' variable to the ports system, which is complementary to the 'PREFIX' variable. Changing 'PREFIX' will install the port into a different location, but it will also cause the port to set everything up assuming that it is going to be accessed from that location. DESTDIR is different -- it will let you install ports/packages to a different location than the location you'll be accessing them from -- eg. installing a port from outside a jail to be accessed from inside it, or installing on a partition which will be NFS exported and mounted on client machines. See ports/28155 and the thread starting at http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2004-February/thread.html#9159 Until then, the best route seems to be logging into the jail(8) and installing the ports/packages from there. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK
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