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Date:      Tue, 22 Aug 2000 08:36:13 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Rick Hamell <hamellr@aracnet.com>
To:        igorr@crosswinds.net
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: problem installing ports - Newbie Alert!
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.21.0008220834230.15955-100000@shell1.aracnet.com>
In-Reply-To: <20000822192608.A5809@linux.rainbow>

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> You are incorrect. At first distfiles are located at /usr/ports/distfiles
>                                                           ^^^^^

	my mistake, I did mean to type that. :)

> And, second, you do not have to download or copy distfile by hand (or using
> sysinstall)
> 
> Look at /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk

	This I did not know! Then again I've never actually looked at
those other disks... :) I've always used the ports collection and had a
dedicated line to use them on. :)

						Rick



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