Where are teh choices stored when I build a port?

roukounas at gmail.com roukounas at gmail.com
Mon Aug 21 02:55:38 UTC 2006


On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 03:53:43 +0100
<roukounas at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 21:45:49 -0400
> stan <stanb at panix.com> wrote:
> 
> > Lately I've noticed that once I've built a given port, the
> > configurtaion chocies I make, in the menu, seem to be saved.  Where
> > is this information saved? Andm how can I overide it, if I want to
> > rebuild the port with different options?
> > 
> 
> The options are stored in /var/db/port_name_here/options.
> If you do a "make rmconfig" or "rmconfig-recursive" before a "make
> install", then it is deleting the options file, and with a "make
> install" you can happily choose your favorite options again. 
> As usual, the manual for ports
> # man ports
> will list most of the things you can do with ports.
> You can take a look at /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk for more information.

Oops, that is 

/var/db/ports/port_name_here/options


More information about the freebsd-questions mailing list