Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 06:38:07 +0100 From: Steve Burton <steve@sliderule.demon.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A question about using portsnanp to upgrade ports tree Message-ID: <76c65abc-0c59-6798-58e6-bc53a6b18885@sliderule.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <2016061617295799990412@chinadtrace.org> References: <2016061617295799990412@chinadtrace.org>
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On 16/06/2016 10:30, Nan Xiao wrote: > Hi all, > > Greetings from me! I have a question about using portsnap. > > After reading Using the Ports Collection in handbook, per my understanding, if /usr/ports/* is not empty > after installing FreeBSD: > > /usr/ports # ls > .arcconfig Mk audio distfiles hebrew multimedia print x11 > .gitignore README benchmarks dns hungarian net russian x11-clocks > ..... > > I only need to use "portsnanp fetch update" to upgrade ports tree, no necessary to do "portsnanp fetch extract". > > Is my understanding right? Thanks very much in advance! > > > > Best Regards > Nan Xiao (肖楠) > Skype: xiaonan19830818 > Jabber/XMPP: nanxiao@xmpp.ru.net > Telegram: nanxiao > Personal website (Chinese): http://nanxiao.me/ > Personal website (English): http://nanxiao.me/en > Chinese DTrace website: http://chinadtrace.org/ > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Hi, you need to run 'portsnap fetch update' once only to populate the ports. Thereafter, run 'portsnap fetch update' to keep them up to date. Steve.
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