Subject: Re: make package question
To: Andy R <quadreverb@yahoo.com>
From: Tom Jernigan <jernigantc@ornl.gov>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 09/03/2002 10:29:31
>--- Tom Jernigan <jernigantc@ornl.gov> wrote:
>>  If you're willing to use pre-built packages, the
>>  make bin-install
>>  command is also useful. It will install the package
>>  from the ftp
>>  server if available; otherwise it will make and
>>  install the package
>>  from source leaving a binary package in
>>  /usr/pkgsrc/packages/All.
>
>But, alas, there are no binary packages for what I'm
>trying to do (dreamcast).

Yes, but sometimes there are dependencies that take a long time to 
compile (like perl) that you might be willing to use a pre-built 
package if available.

>Thanks for the tip though, I hadn't read what that
>target did. Pretty cool.
>
>Andy
>
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