how to build from ports without downloading ports

[Chuck Swiger]

On Oct 20, 2009, at 1:35 PM, Noah wrote:
> I have a server with minimal disk space.  is there a way to build  
> from ports without downloading ports or only downloading what is  
> needed for the build and then it is removed?

You're describing the default behavior of ports-- it only downloads  
sources which are needed for the current build.  To clean up sources  
and so forth, look to portsclean (from portupgrade).  You might also  
consider using pre-built packages, where available.

Regards,
-- 
-Chuck