compile and redirect errors

[nedry]

Hi, I install my ports via the ports tree, using make install clean. How do I redirect errors in to a text file to read if the compile fails?
Thanks

 

[SirDice]

The easiest is to use script(1). This will capture pretty much everything. Redirection is a bit troublesome due to various other redirections that may happen during the build stages.

Use it like this:

script /some/where/buildlog.txt
cd /usr/ports/some/port
make install
exit

Now the /some/where/buildlog.txt file will contain everything (including everything you typed).