From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 7 17:37:05 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBDC116A419 for ; Fri, 7 Sep 2007 17:37:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7946113C459 for ; Fri, 7 Sep 2007 17:37:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l87HVxgR042111; Fri, 7 Sep 2007 13:31:59 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l87HVxGC042110; Fri, 7 Sep 2007 13:31:59 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 13:31:59 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: cothrige Message-ID: <20070907173159.GA42091@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <46E0ED32.4020409@pacific.net.sg> <20070907162537.GD41464@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie questions about updating X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:37:05 -0000 On Fri, Sep 07, 2007 at 12:26:40PM -0500, cothrige wrote: > On 9/7/07, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 07, 2007 at 10:53:09AM -0500, cothrige wrote: > > > > > Sorry. What I really had in mind was the ports tree itself, which I > > > had an option during install to add. BTW, I answered yes to this and > > > so had that which was on the 6.2 install disc. Based on the other > > > responses, it is looking like perhaps that is not the best method, and > > > maybe I should have skipped that and then added the ports after the > > > install using cvsup or such. This is certainly a good thing to know > > > for the future, though as of right now I am dealing with the disc > > > install method. > > > > No. You were right to choose yes. > > That just installs the ports tree skeleton. It does not install > > any actual ports. Then when you do a csup tag=. for the ports tree, > > then it updates that tree. But you would still have to update > > the ports from the tree that you have chosen to install. > > What exactly is the best method for the new install when it comes to > ports? I should say yes to installing the ports tree, but then how > should I go forward at that point? For instance, should I immediately > run csup when booting into the new system before actually installing > anything from ports? Will that speed things up in the end, or make > for greater stability? That is what I do. Actually, I csup the OS because it may have updates on it that are needed - security fixes mostly and also ports and even doc right then before doing any other installing. Some people don't even install Xorg until doing the csup. I haven't been quite that hard core, but it isn't a bad idea. > > > The ports tree from one version of the OS to the next is not > > particularly different. It is just instructions on how to get > > the source and build the port (including dependant ports). It > > gets a little out of date now and then as the list of files that > > need to be downloaded or build procedured change, so it need > > a csup update now and then. But what that csup does is update > > the skeleton, not the actual ports. That is a subsequent step. > > Cool, that makes sense. I suppose right now it is a matter of > figuring out just getting used to how to handle the system and know > that I am carrying out the correct steps, or at least the most > reliable steps, in the most beneficial order. Yup. ////jerry > > Thanks, > > Patrick > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"