Installing multiple ports quietly and efficiently

[Robert Huff]

Vincent Hoffman writes:

>  > I want to install 50 apps on a new server, but not have to watch it
>  > constantly. I want to tell ports: "just use the default options for
>  > now: if I'm unhappy w/ them, I'll come back, do a 'make rmconfig' and
>  > rebuild".
>  >
>  > How can I do this?
>
>  add
>  BATCH=yes
>  to /etc/make.conf

	Only if you remember to take it out (or comment it out) again
when you're done.
	Personally, I'd run a new shell, set the variable, do the
builds, then kill the shell. Next: edit make.conf and put it in
comented out and with additional comments.


				Robert Huff