a quick question about make package-recursive

[Matthew Seaman]

On 28/01/2017 17:17, tech-lists wrote:
> Is make package-recursive smart enough to detect when:
> 
> 1. there is already a package in /usr/ports/packages (so that it doesn't
> re-make a package for an installed port)
> 
> 2. a port is installed but there is no package (so that it just installs
> the package into /usr/ports/packages)
> 

No, 'make package-recursive' is not smart enough to handle either of
those conditions in anything like the way you would like.

Hint: use poudriere.  You're going to have a one-time hit to generate a
repository full of packages, but after that, poudriere will be much
cleverer about working out what is necessary to rebuild.

	Cheers,

	Matthew


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