Add options to an installed package in FreeBSD
Written by Guillermo Garron
Date: 2015-02-01 22:25:20 00:00
How to recompile software in FreeBSD with new options
There are times when you need to compile again a software, but you want to add a new module o compile it with a new option.
Here are the steps to do it.
Go to the port folder.
cd /usr/ports/port/folder
De-install the old software
make deinstall
Clean the old data in case it is not cleaned yet
make clean
Invoke the config menu
make config
Compile with the new options
make
Install the newly compiled software
make install