Using PKGSRC to install to non-standard LOCALBASE

reed reed at reedmedia.net
Tue Jun 26 10:09:07 PDT 2007


On Sun, 24 Jun 2007, Dave Hayes wrote:

> If I wanted to build Apache, for example, out of pkgsrc but I wanted
> it to be installed to a different prefix than LOCALBASE, how would I
> do that?
> 
> There's enough warnings about using different values for LOCALBASE
> that I'd thought I'd check with the more experienced people out 
> there.

The "pkgviews" support is supposed to be able to do that also. I have used 
it before, but last time I tried it didn't work for me anymore. (I have 
read postings from others indicating it does work though.)

  Jeremy C. Reed





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