#2421: RFE: Prefetch mode of operation ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: n8gray@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: MacPorts Future Component: base | Version: Resolution: | Keywords: Port: | ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Changes (by ryandesign@…): * cc: ryandesign@… (added) Old description:
As a laptop user I have intermittant network connectivity. It would be very useful if I could fetch all the sources needed for building a port and its uninstalled dependencies *before* building anything. One way to do this would be with a 'recursive' flag to 'port fetch'. Another (better, IMHO) option would be to allow 'fetch-first' as a permanent mode of operation. I would prefer to work this way all the time anyway.
New description: As a laptop user I have intermittant network connectivity. It would be very useful if I could fetch all the sources needed for building a port and its uninstalled dependencies *before* building anything. One way to do this would be with a 'recursive' flag to 'port fetch'. Another (better, IMHO) option would be to allow 'fetch-first' as a permanent mode of operation. I would prefer to work this way all the time anyway. -- Comment: As of MacPorts 1.9, it's now easy to fetch all of a port foo's dependencies recursively: {{{ sudo port fetch rdepof:foo }}} -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/2421#comment:9> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS