Botchy script?

Some months ago I wrote a script to ease configuring a fresh FreeBSD install and it contained among others the following lines:

Code:

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# installing gnome
pkg_add -r gnome2
cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome2
make clean
make install clean

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From what I know now about ports and packages, this is a superfluous solution, isn't it? I am inclined to have instead:

Code:

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# installing gnome
cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome2
make clean
make install clean

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May I assume that running make clean and make install clean in sequence is generally a good idea to save on disk space?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by technossomy

Code:

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# installing gnome
pkg_add -r gnome2
cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome2
make clean
make install clean

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From what I know now about ports and packages, this is a superfluous solution, isn't it?

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It appears that you're first installing the package and then attempting to install the port (which should build but then fail at install time).

Quote:

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Originally Posted by technossomy

I am inclined to have instead:

Code:

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# installing gnome
cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome2
make clean
make install clean

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Or just install the package (your choice). The larger DEs take quite a long time to install from ports, depending on your box's horsepower.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by technossomy

May I assume that running make clean and make install clean in sequence is generally a good idea to save on disk space?

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The first make clean doesn't hurt. It recursively cleans up cruft from the port's last build. The make install clean is a standard way to install a port (without a third-party utility). For a handy third-party utility, check out
/usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portmaster.

See the manpages for ports(7). This contains a good summary about how the make targets work.

Thanks for the response.