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Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Rik Davis <rik_davis2004@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Ports collection issue
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Lane wrote:

> Adrian,
> 
> Use /usr/ports/net/cvsup-without-gui and create a cvsupfile.  You can then 
> selectively install src-all, src-contrib, ports-all and any of the various 
> ports sub-trees that you need (but stick with ports-all).
> 
> cvsup will get the proper Makefiles and whatnot for you.
> 
> Email me if you need help setting that up.
> 
> lane

I would recommend using csup instead of cvsup.
It has fewer dependencies, is very lightweight and works very well
if you just want to occasionally checkout ports or src.
I believe that csup is also part of the basesystem in newer releases.

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R