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Added an FAQ entry explaining the bsd.port.mk variable MASTER_SITE_OVERRIDE.

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Deleted an FAQ entry referring to pkg_manage.
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Masafumi Max NAKANE 1996-10-29 12:06:57 +00:00
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<!-- $Id: ports.sgml,v 1.15 1996-10-23 09:05:24 asami Exp $ -->
<!-- $Id: ports.sgml,v 1.16 1996-10-29 12:06:57 max Exp $ -->
<!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
<sect><heading>The Ports collection<label id="ports"></heading>
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and for just one port - well, I think you've guessed already.
<item>
Q. I know it's probably faster to fetch the tarballs from one of the
FreeBSD mirror sites close by. Is there any way to tell the port to
fetch them from servers other than ones listed in the MASTER_SITES?
<p>
A. Yes. If you know, for example, ftp.FreeBSD.ORG is much closer than
sites listed in MASTER_SITES, do as following example.
<verb>
# cd /usr/ports/directory
# make MASTER_SITE_OVERRIDE=ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/distfiles/ fetch
</verb>
<item>
Q. I want to know what files make is going to need before it tries to
pull them down.
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grizzle-6.5 - the combined piano tutorial, LOGO interpreter and shoot 'em up arcade game.
</verb>
<item>
Q. Nope, that's still too complicated.
<p>
A. Do 'pkg_manage' to get a friendly front-end to the package manager.
<item>
Q. Talking of disk space, the ports directory seems to be taking up
an awful lot of room. Is it safe to go in there and delete things?