Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 22:10:27 +0200 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Eirik_=D8verby?= <ltning@anduin.net> To: Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvsup Message-ID: <C0DDD400-2141-11D9-A8A9-000D9335BCEC@anduin.net> In-Reply-To: <ef60af0904101812422f4bfcf2@mail.gmail.com> References: <ef60af09041018084356e2b5c3@mail.gmail.com> <200410181646.44654.howells@kde.org> <ef60af090410180905daed1eb@mail.gmail.com> <4173EAE2.9050001@pragmeta.com> <57979.192.168.0.1.1098116798.squirrel@192.168.0.1> <ef60af09041018094051cf6265@mail.gmail.com> <20041018172419.GC5179@dragon.nuxi.com> <ef60af0904101810426557606c@mail.gmail.com> <ef60af0904101812422f4bfcf2@mail.gmail.com>
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On 18. Oct 2004, at 21:42, Gert Cuykens wrote: > What are /usr/ports/distfiles/ ? It's where the ports system downloads the source/binary distribution files for the ports you try to compile/install. It can safely be emptied, but then any rebuild of an existing application will start a new download. I generally clean out this directory pretty often, just to save diskspace. > I thought it where backup copy's of all the make files you installed > on your system but when i do for example tar -xjf > cvsup-without-gui.amd64.tarbz2 the cvsup-without-gui.amd64 looks like > a binary file ? Can somebody explain to me please how distfiles work ? Do a 'man ports', or read the FreeBSD handbook. The handbook should be translated to a lot of languages as well, if you prefer looking it up in your native language. Good luck! /Eirik > > Thx > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-amd64 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-amd64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > - Love over Gold -
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