Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 18:31:52 -0800 (PST) From: Donald Burr <dburr@POBoxes.com> To: pstewart@oncomdis.on.ca Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: ports collection updating Message-ID: <XFMail.980123183447.dburr@POBoxes.com> In-Reply-To: <199801240136.UAA20073@oncomdis.on.ca>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- My secret spy satellite informs me that on 23-Jan-98, pstewart@oncomdis.on.ca wrote: >Thanks for using NetForward! >http://www.netforward.com >v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v > >Pardon me for a newbie question, but new to BSD.... > >Is there an automated method of updating the ports collection and Two ways: 1. Use CVSup. Assuming your machine is connected to the net, type (as root): pkg_add ftp://freebsd.org/pub/jkh/cvsupit.tgz and you will get a nice menu-based configuration utility to help you configure it. 2. FTP to ftp.freebsd.org and get the file "/pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current/ports.tar.gz", and un-tar it under /usr (cd /usr; tar xvzf <where the file was saved>/ports.tar.gz) >also cleaning out the "work" directories daily? "make clean" from the toplevel ports directory (/usr/ports) - --- Donald Burr <dburr@POBoxes.com> - Ask me for my PGP key | PGP: Your WWW HomePage: http://DonaldBurr.base.org/ ICQ #1347455 | right to Address: P.O. Box 91212, Santa Barbara, CA 93190-1212 | 'Net privacy. Phone: (805) 957-9666 FAX: (800) 492-5954 | USE IT. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBNMlTRvjpixuAwagxAQHmpQQAslketiZJlNC9t5qsmPdWW2l7WlTCrMU5 u8XqglgN2eUtFItXozL+5Y18uBr15yOs0YfgUSSsOJHCKXITwixifs6D+cdw/uyC FjNWn3xLGt8R4/geJ/jMpwRmJt3lMuvJyI/jcbw5Bjyunw1VJu0tiuaT7Fh8BrMJ 1d7syQ6wQzU= =QPQi -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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