Re: ports/116078: bsd.port.mk - Handling of PREFIX doesn't work as documented

Markus Hitter wrote: Am 04.09.2007 um 17:08 schrieb Kris Kennaway: To reiterate: in most but not all configurations, users who set PREFIX to a nonstandard location should also set LOCALBASE to the same location. If any documentation needs to be corrected to clarify this, please redirect you

Re: ports/116078: bsd.port.mk - Handling of PREFIX doesn't work as documented

Am 04.09.2007 um 17:08 schrieb Kris Kennaway: To reiterate: in most but not all configurations, users who set PREFIX to a nonstandard location should also set LOCALBASE to the same location. If any documentation needs to be corrected to clarify this, please redirect your PR as a documenta

Re: ports/116078: bsd.port.mk - Handling of PREFIX doesn't work as documented

Markus Hitter wrote: Pav, I took the freedom to put this onto the list for a broader participation. Gentlemen, it looks like the ports mechanism is incapable of building it's dependencies in some situations, especially if PREFIX is set. I've already filed a bug about this topic at

Re: ports/116078: bsd.port.mk - Handling of PREFIX doesn't work as documented

Pav, I took the freedom to put this onto the list for a broader participation. Gentlemen, it looks like the ports mechanism is incapable of building it's dependencies in some situations, especially if PREFIX is set. I've already filed a bug about this topic at