On 24 August 2017 at 11:12, Thomas Mueller <mueller6...@twc.com> wrote: >> > I can run "synth status ..." on desired packages to see before running if >> > the options are compatible. > >> My 2 cents worth: the port maintainers usually do a good job of >> choosing sensible default options. I would just move everything out of >> /var/db/ports/ and see what a "synth upgrade-system" comes back with. >> My LiveSystem-make.conf only contains a handful of lines where I >> disagree with the port maintainers' choices. > >> Cheers. > >> Jonathan Chen <j...@chen.org.nz> > > I could start from scratch on the options but not deleting packages already > installed. > > But it seems more cumbersome with "make PORT_DBDIR=... showconfig" than with > "make show-options" and "make show depends-options" in NetBSD with pkgsrc. > Or maybe I'm spoiled? > > Does synth look for options in /etc/make.conf, or only in > /usr/local/etc/synth/LiveSystem-make.conf ?
synth doesn't look at /etc/make.conf. When it is building, it uses the options from /usr/local/etc/synth/LiveSystem-make.conf. > From "man synth" > > Port options directory This is the directory where all the selected > options for ports are cached. The initial > value comes from a system scan, so chances are > it has the correct value. However, if the user > would like a separate configuration area for > port options, they would create the new direc- > tory and set this value accordingly (but the > user would have to ensure the new location is > passed to the port when configuring port > options later in that case). > > Do the options have to be in /var/db/ports format, which I want to avoid at > all cost? Or is the LiveSystem-make.conf and /etc/make.conf good enough? synth will inspect the specified ports-options directory for options in /var/db/ports format. This allows new users to immediately use synth without having to configure anything. > Just to see what would happen, I don't think I need to run "synth > upgrade-system". "synth status" might be good enough. Yup, you're right. Cheers. -- Jonathan Chen <j...@chen.org.nz> _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
