misc/83287: EXTPORTSDIR feature for src/release/Makefile

[Gabor Kovesdan]

>Number:         83287
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       EXTPORTSDIR feature for src/release/Makefile
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
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>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jul 11 20:20:16 GMT 2005
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>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Gabor Kovesdan
>Release:        FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE-p17 amd64
>Organization:
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>Environment:
System: FreeBSD server.t-hosting.hu 5.3-RELEASE-p17 FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE-p17 #0: Mon Jul 4 20:23:15 CEST 2005 root at server.t-hosting.hu:/usr/src/sys/amd64/compile/FREEBSD amd64

>Description:

There are the EXTSRCDIR and EXTDOCDIR macros in the release builder Makefile under src/release
to build install discs from checked-out sources instead of checking out the sources from a
local CVS repository, but there isn't such feature for the ports collection, it would be useful,
however. There is an example:
I have a machine can be built on, and have the sources, docs and ports checked out on that
builder machine. I would like to make release disc from 5.4-RELEASE-p4 to set up multiple machines,
thus I don't need to individually upgrade them. I would like to have the whole ports collection
on that disc, too. I can specify the location of my checked out source with EXTSRCDIR and my
checked out docs with EXTDOCSDIR, but as for port collection there isn't such feature. I have
to mirror the whole CVS repository if I really wanted to have it on my custom disc.

>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:

I've modified that file to add this feature, and I've put the diff file to my homepage:

http://tux.t-hosting.hu/Makefile.diff

This patch is against today's -current. I'd be gald if I could see it merged. This feature
is really useful for me. It can be useful for others either. Btw, I've tested it. Works.
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