--- Doug Barton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tim Clewlow wrote: > > Hello, > > > > If I do "make package-recursive" on a port then it first tries to install the > > port. This causes it to fail if the port is already installed. However, if I > > deinstall the port, and then make package-recursive, it installs the port, > > makes the port package, and (this is the important part) quite happily makes > > packages for all the ports dependencies even though those dependencies _are_ > > already installed. > > > > Is there any way to tell "make package-recursive" to not bother trying to > > install the top level port, ie just make the package like it does for all the > > dependencies? > > AFAIK, no. You could try 'pkg_create -b' for the parent port, and then > try 'make package-recursive' to see if that will bypass the first step, > but I can't guarantee that it will work. Your other option would be to > do 'make -DFORCE_PKG_REGISTER package-recursive' in the parent port to > just re-build and re-install everything. Not as clean, but has the > advantage of not having to de-install the existing port in case that's a > problem. > > hth, > > Doug
Thanks for that, just wanted to know if I was missing a switch or special make target somewhere. Its for a package server, ie slurp daily CVS updates and make new versions of packages available for clients to install. The specific function would only be used the first time a new package (and possibly new dependencies) is added on the server, can work around it, its not a problem. Cheers, Tim. We are BSD ... resistance is futile. http://www.freebsd.org/ - http://www.openbsd.org/ - http://www.netbsd.org/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
