Chatty make

[Seeker]

I've read, that in order to avoid prompts of type:

# make config

one should issue command:

# make install all

I am installing KDE4 and it drives me nuts with amounts of config prompts for each port on which it depends prior to make and installing.

Solution?

 

[anomie]

There is an environment variable called BATCH that you can set. It's documented in the ports(7) manpages.

Bourne: # export BATCH=yes
csh: # setenv BATCH yes

(This won't work for all ports. Some force interaction, and then they'll throw a fit if BATCH is set.)

 

[Seeker]

Then, csh is my way, on a higway

Thank a lot!

 

[jnr]

Setting BATCH will work, but if you still want to see and set those port options all at once you can do:

make config-recursive

in the kde metaport directory. It's a good idea to run it twice (or until it stops showing configuration screens), because you might enable something on the first pass that has its own port options.

 

[Seeker]

Thanks a lot.
That sounds very helpful

 

[jnr]

Also check out man ports's TARGETS section for a complete list.