Making ports in alternative areas

Jerry McAllister jerrymc at clunix.cl.msu.edu
Sat Oct 22 06:45:38 PDT 2005


> 
> On Fri, Oct 21, 2005 at 06:42:36PM -0400, Jerry McAllister wrote:
> > >=20
> > > I'm running low on disc space on my /usr partition and I would like to =
> =20
> > > compile a program from the ports that is rather large. I have enough sp=
> ace =20
> > > once it's compiled, it's just the work that I don't have enough space f=
> or. =20
> 
> [...]
> [...]
> 
> This is way too much work.  We have environment variable to solve the
> OP's problem.  See make.conf(5) and ports(7).

A little less permanent, but just for the build, it would be a 
reasonable solution too.

////jerry
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> 
> Kris
> 


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