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set of instructions on lndir usage.
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Jordan K. Hubbard 1997-02-22 09:37:19 +00:00
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@ -242,13 +242,15 @@ doing it:-
<p>
Create a "link tree" to it using the <tt>lndir(1)</tt> command that
comes with the <em>XFree86</em> distribution. Find a location with
some free space and create a directory there, and make a symbolic link
from <tt>/usr/ports</tt> to that directory. Then invoke the
<tt>lndir(1)</tt> command with the full pathname of the ``ports''
directory on the CDROM as an argument (this might be, for example,
something like: <tt>lndir /cdrom/ports</tt>). Then you can build
ports directly off the CDROM by building them in the link tree you
have created.
some free space, create a directory there and then cd to it. Then
invoke the <tt>lndir(1)</tt> command with the full pathname of the ``ports''
directory on the CDROM as the first argument and . (the current directory)
as the second. This might be, for example, something like:
<verb>
lndir /cdrom/ports .
</verb>
<p>Then you can build ports directly off the CDROM by building them in the
link tree you have created.
<p>
Note that there are some ports for which we cannot provide the original
source in the CDROM due to licensing limitations. In that case,