From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Apr 11 19:25: 3 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail.cgocable.net (mail.cgocable.net [24.226.1.11]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DBA314EF8 for ; Sun, 11 Apr 1999 19:24:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from blisowes@cgocable.net) Received: from raistlin (cgowave-94-15.cgocable.net [24.226.94.15]) by mail.cgocable.net (8.8.8/8.8.6) with SMTP id WAA02305; Sun, 11 Apr 1999 22:21:49 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990411222403.009147e0@pop.cgocable.net> X-Sender: blisowes@pop.cgocable.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 22:24:03 -0400 To: "Cerebus" , From: Brad Lisoweski Subject: Re: A question of ports In-Reply-To: <03c301be83c2$f9bc16a0$b10611ac@internal.mindspring.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >Here's the situation: Let's say there's a program out there that's at >version 1.5 but the version in the ports tree is 1.0. What's the best way >to get the latest version? Should I just wait for it to be updated in the >ports tree, or is it okay to download it and install it myself? >Furthermore, would it be best to throw it into the dists directory and try >to make install as normal, or should I try and compile it by hand? > >In all actuality, I'd like to have the latest Enlightenment and Gnome stuff >but the tarballs in the tree are a bit behind schedule. What's the best way >to stay up-to-date? (Or should I just go completely mad and hang out in the >CVS for 'em?) I find that the ports tree is 'fairly' current. I usually CVSup the ports tree every other week or so to stay current. However, if there is something that you must have, then go get it and do it yourself. I don't know how well the ports collection handles upgrades of software. So, if you've already got something installed, it might be better to do the upgrade by hand. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message