Subject: Re: pkgsrc and DESTDIR
To: Peter Seebach <seebs@plethora.net>
From: Chris Jones <cjones@rupert.honors.montana.edu>
List: current-users
Date: 04/13/1999 12:35:39
>>>>> "Peter" == Peter Seebach <seebs@plethora.net> writes:

Peter> So, if you do a lot of building on a fast box, and install
Peter> everything in $DESTDIR/usr/pkg/..., will everything work when
Peter> the DESTDIR in question becomes / on another machine?

Probably better to install the package as normal, then "make package",
then transfer the package file over to the new machine and do a
pkg_add on it.

Chris

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