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Date:      Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:17:39 -0700
From:      Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
To:        Peter Vereshagin <peter@vereshagin.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Extract particular date snapshot from /var/db/portsnap?
Message-ID:  <AD65C2C8-0A83-4AC1-A50E-555CC04EBE91@mac.com>
In-Reply-To: <20110615000951.GD5630@external.screwed.box>
References:  <20110615000951.GD5630@external.screwed.box>

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On Jun 14, 2011, at 5:09 PM, Peter Vereshagin wrote:
> You can't take no for an answer, freebsd-questions!
> 
> How can I extract an 'old' snapshot from portsnap database?
> Does it keep them? Does portsnap keep snapshots fetched previously?

As far as I can tell, you can't.

> Suppose I need the particular port or the whole tree as of the specified date
> and time?  Or, if I need the particular version of the specified port and optionally  the
> ports tree that corresponds it?

Update the ports tree using cvs/csup, which do support updating to a particular date.

Regards,
-- 
-Chuck




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