From 82a47b560b51bbb5319072da7644555b129ab2fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: max Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 12:06:57 +0000 Subject: Added an FAQ entry explaining the bsd.port.mk variable MASTER_SITE_OVERRIDE. Deleted an FAQ entry referring to pkg_manage. --- share/doc/handbook/ports.sgml | 19 +++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'share') diff --git a/share/doc/handbook/ports.sgml b/share/doc/handbook/ports.sgml index 3fc0532..43bb9e7 100644 --- a/share/doc/handbook/ports.sgml +++ b/share/doc/handbook/ports.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - + The Ports collection @@ -655,6 +655,18 @@ For all the tarballs for a single ports directory, do and for just one port - well, I think you've guessed already. +Q. I know it's probably faster to fetch the tarballs from one of the +FreeBSD mirror sites close by. Is there any way to tell the port to +fetch them from servers other than ones listed in the MASTER_SITES? +

+A. Yes. If you know, for example, ftp.FreeBSD.ORG is much closer than +sites listed in MASTER_SITES, do as following example. + + # cd /usr/ports/directory + # make MASTER_SITE_OVERRIDE=ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/distfiles/ fetch + + + Q. I want to know what files make is going to need before it tries to pull them down.

@@ -740,11 +752,6 @@ And it'll tell you:- -Q. Nope, that's still too complicated. -

-A. Do 'pkg_manage' to get a friendly front-end to the package manager. - - Q. Talking of disk space, the ports directory seems to be taking up an awful lot of room. Is it safe to go in there and delete things?

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