On 31 August 2017 at 17:59, Thomas Mueller <mueller6...@twc.com> wrote:
> Now I've been busy, selecting port options to include in
> /usr/local/etc/synth/LiveSystem-make.conf
>
> but when I run "synth status gnumeric", I get
>
> Configuration invalid: [D] Port options directory: /var/db/ports
>
> so without a directory like /var/db/ports showing options derived from the 
> ports dialog, synth seems not to work.

The directory *must* be there, but it can be empty.

> Is there any dialog-free way to use synth?

Yup, I'm using it with the LiveSystem-make.conf.

Cheers.
-- 
Jonathan Chen <j...@chen.org.nz>
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