Download all source before compiling the port

Bob Eager rde at tavi.co.uk
Thu Jun 9 06:57:29 UTC 2016


On Wed, 8 Jun 2016 16:19:22 -0700
David Wolfskill <david at catwhisker.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Jun 08, 2016 at 08:15:04PM -0300, Rafael Rodrigues Nakano
> wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > Is there a way to download everything required by a port before
> > starting to build it and its dependencies (so I can let it to build
> > later without an internet connection). Thanks in advance.
> > ....
> 
> I have been using (and still use) "portmaster" to update
> locally-inistalled ports on a couple machines (one of which is my
> laptop).

I don't think this really answers the question.

If one wishes to download everything required by *a* port, and its
dependencies, what is wrong with:

  make fetch-recursive      ??


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