Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 08:37:44 -0500 From: "Matthew Emmerton" <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> To: "Francisco Reyes" <fran@reyes.somos.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: where have all the ports & sysinstall packages gone ?? Message-ID: <002f01c06765$60a77940$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> References: <200012141526.KAA81405@sanson.reyes.somos.net> <2c1601c06754$52f3d840$847e03cb@apana.org.au>
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> > Perhaps the packages you are looking for are not on the first > > package CD. Did you check for the packages on the second package > > CD? > > I've only ever downloaded the single CD ISO image .... well thats not > totally correct because I did start with a 2 CD set back in 3.2 & a 4.2 > one a few weeks ago, but it had so many bugs I kept trying to download > the image .... first one got corrupted but second attempt was OK. FreeBSD is released as a 4-CD set, with CD #3 and #4 being filled with packages. Usually only the first CD is made available as an ISO and contains only the base OS. > > When you say "from source" are you refering to ports? Or directly from the > > program's original sources? > > from original sources ..... a few things have worked fine that way > (typically ones with a well commented makefile) but others (eg > mgetty & cyrus) have extremely terse docs & consequently are way > beyond my ability to comprehend. This is why the ports collection exists :) > What I need first & foremost is to find an explanation of how /what / CVS is > on about, how to configure it (ie ALL the necessary steps & not just the chapter > headings) !!!! http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/cvsup.html -- Matt Emmerton To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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