How to change port make options?

mxc

mxc

Hi all,

I need to add SASL support to postfix and need to enable SASL support in the Makefile. I am not sure how to do this. If I run make showconfig it shows SASL=off. From what I have read I should be able to run make config and I should get a text based dialog that would allow me to enable SASL. When I run make config it just get dumped back on the command line with the output Options unchanged.

I am sshing into a remote server which does not have a desktop environment installed. I would imagine that this shouldn't matter as the make menu would be curses based?

I have looked at the Makefile and tried to work out what I should edit to enable SASL in the file but its not exactly clear which options to change. There are references to a variable called MSASL as well.

Thanks
 
It would require editing the Makefile, but many will tell you, you're not supposed to do it. For one, too many changes will vary from the real portstree, they'll be forgotten and it will cause problems. I read that creating the /opt/ directory from the / directory is for making custom changes. However, I'm not sure how to do this.

A better way if it exists, is to look through /usr/ports/Mk/, and see if there are options for it. It's bsd.port.mk, but maybe it's not supposed to be messed with.

You can contact the port maintainer, and ask them about that option.
 
mxc said:
When I run "make config" it just get dumped back on the command line with the output "Options unchanged".
Click to expand...
That does not happen for me. I get the normal config dialog and the SASL option is in there. I have no idea why you don't get the dialog. You could enable the SASL option via /etc/make.conf, but I think you should try to figure out why you don't see the config dialog instead, so you don't run into more trouble in the future.

Try reinstalling ports-mgmt/dialog4ports: make -C /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/dialog4ports reinstall clean

mxc said:
I am sshing into a remote server which does not have a desktop environment installed. I would imagine that this shouldn't matter as the make menu would be curses based?
Click to expand...
Exactly, it should work fine.
 
Thanks for the help all. Turns out I needed to install dialog4ports. Someone should add that to the documentation if its not already there. :)
 
mxc said:
Turns out I needed to install dialog4ports. Someone should add that to the documentation if its not already there.
Click to expand...
It is a dependency of ports-mgmt/pkg, which is a dependency for all ports, installed by the system before any port is installed. So how did you manage to install any port without that? Or maybe the attempt to use make config was before any ports had been installed?
 
Dear mxc, if I am not wrong make rmconfig deletes the old configuration. Then make config works as if it is started the first time.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top