Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 01:01:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> To: rob <europax@home.com> Cc: "questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: make 'ls' in console color files like SuSE Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000827005947.17769A-100000@xena.gsicomp.on.ca> In-Reply-To: <39A80073.8C79B6BF@home.com>
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Instead of downloading the ports.tar.gz version of the ports tree, you should look at using cvsup. You should reinstall the ports.tar.gz that came with your version of FreeBSD, then use cvsup to update your ports tree to the latest. (You may need to install an update to the ports building mechanism -- see http://www.freebsd.org/ports for details.) This will give you an up-to-the-minute ports tree, and most common ports should work just fine. And in case you're wondering, cvsup is available as a package. -- Matthew Emmerton || matt@gsicomp.on.ca GSI Computer Services || P: +1 (800) 217-5409 Technical Director || F: +1 (519) 335-6584 On Sat, 26 Aug 2000, rob wrote: > Thank you. I will try it out- hopefully my ports collection will work. > I think I may have made a big goof earlier today. I was having problems > trying to make ports and getting broken internet links to the distfiles, > so I installed the 5.0-current version of ports.tar.gz. Now I wonder if > I will get ports that are incompatible with my 4.0 os? That seemed to > be the case with grip. I could have just downloaded the package, but I > wanted to do it the FreeBSD way and compile it myself. Another night of > hacking. Rob. > > > Matthew Emmerton wrote: > > > > You will need to install the GNU fileutils package from the ports > > collection. See /usr/ports/sysutils/fileutils. It includes a > > color-enabled ls. > > > > -- > > Matthew Emmerton || matt@gsicomp.on.ca > > GSI Computer Services || P: +1 (800) 217-5409 > > Technical Director || F: +1 (519) 335-6584 > > > > On Sat, 26 Aug 2000, rob wrote: > > > > > How can I make my FreeBSD console act like SuSE Linux when I am using > > > ls? SuSE shows directories, executables, links, etc with their own > > > usique color. I never was able to figure out exactly how to customize > > > this in Linux, so I really am at a loss for how to even begin in > > > FreeBSD. Thanks, Rob. > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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