Building Latest links etc.

[Matthew Seaman]

On 2015/07/17 14:15, Bob Eager wrote:
> This is the scenario. I build all packages locally (a number have
> special configs). This is done on one machine, which is then the
> repository for 'pkg install'.
> 
> So far so good.
> 
> I now want to update the ports. I see how to do this using portmaster,
> and how to generate packages on the package server.
> 
> But...how do I use portmaster on the 'slave' machines, using the
> packages I built? I can ask it to use a local directory, and NFS mount
> the main package directory on the package server. But portmaster
> requires the Latest directory, symlinks, etc. My manual build didn't
> add those originally.
> 
> Is there an easy way of building all the symlinks required by
> portmaster? I can see how to regenerate Latest, but portmaster asks for
> other stuff according to the manual page. I know portmaster -g will do
> this but that won't do the existing packages.
> 
> Is there a script somewhere, or am I over complicating things?

You don't need to use portmaster on the slave machines.  Just create a
repository from the packages you've built on your primary machine --
which is basically done by runnig 'pkg repo' in the directory where
you've put all the pkg tarballs.  Export that directory somehow --
either via a webserver or by NFS mounting it on the clients or some
other way.  Set up a repo.conf on your clients so they will use that
repo, and then use pkg(8) to install the packages on your client machines.

Even better: rather than using portmaster, try poudriere instead, which
will help you automate a large chunk of that -- it will build all the
packages which are out of date or otherwise need refreshing and
automatically add them to your repo with just one command.

	Cheers,

	Matthew


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