how to avoid recompiling applications?

[Alex Zbyslaw]

Donald J. O'Neill wrote:

>On Monday 05 June 2006 09:49, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
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>>Jonathan Horne <jhorne at dfwlp.com> writes:
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>>>so, could i theoretically use 'make reinstall' on a fresh system
>>>where the port had never been previously installed?
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>>Maybe, maybe not.  If "make install" doesn't work because there's
>>already a .install_done...  file in the work directory, then
>>reinstall will be what you need.
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>The answer is: when he installs the ports, make a package using "make 
>package". Unfortunately, this doesn't make a package for ports required 
>for that port, But, "make package-recursive" would, with the exception 
>of certain ports, and he can get around that if he's clever enough. 
>
>Another thing he can do is: use "pkg_create -b 
><some-port-already-installed>" and save it somewhere. Then he can 
>do "pkg_add <that-saved-port.tbz>" and get that port and the required 
>dependencies. If he's missing a dependency, oh well, guess what.
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portupgrade -pr works a treat:

     -p
     --package              Build a package when each specified port is
                            installed or upgraded.  If a package is upgraded
                            and its dependent packages are given from 
the com-
                            mand line (including the case where -r is speci-
                            fied), build packages for them as well.

combined with pkg_create -b for already installed stuff and you should 
never have to compile the same version of a port more than once.

--Alex