Thank you for your reply. I guess I was under the assumption that the Apache port would come "pre-configured" with some options. So I didn't want to do a "configure" and overwrite what is there. So can you confirm that it isn't pre-configured anyway? Are any of the ports have configurations set?
Cheers, Nicholas On 6/20/05, Alex Zbyslaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nicholas Henry wrote: > > >FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE (GENERIC) #0: Fri Nov 5 04:19:18 UTC 2004 > > > >I have apache2 running which I installed from ports. All is running > >well. I would like to install the proxy module. As I'm relatively new > >to FreeBSD and Unix I'm not sure which is the best way to go. Is there > >a way to change the config options before doing a make. How do I do > >this so I add to the existing config options with out "overwriting > >them". Can you do this with ports? > > > > > I'm not quite sure what you are asking. > > If you are asking "how do I get make to remember the configuration > options I used last time" then the easiest answer is to use > sysutils/portupgrade and put your options into > /usr/local/etc/pkgtools.conf (which is pretty self documenting when you > edit it). Some ports now put the options you used in > /var/db/ports/{portname}/options, but apache2 doesn't seem to be one of > them yet. So if you didn't make a not of what you picked, you'll have > to work them out all over again :-( > > If you are asking how to re-install apache2 without overwriting changes > you made to httpd.conf, then the safest way is to make backup copies > before deleting the package and reinstalling. (Easy with portugrgade -f > option). Actually, I think the port is clever about this and won't > remove the config file if you have changed it, but I'd make backups anyway. > > Personally, when installing a complex port like apache2, I always try to > be generous about what modules etc I compile, and try to include stuff I > *might* need even if I have no use for it yet. Only experimental stuff > gets left out. Saves a lot of grief when you suddenly find a use for > proxying :-) Disk space is nearly always cheaper than time. > > --Alex > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"