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Date:      Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:28:25 +0000
From:      RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Manual updates
Message-ID:  <20070313012825.226cefcc@gumby.homeunix.com>
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On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 14:35:42 -0700 (PDT)
Paulette McGee <paulette_mcgee@yahoo.com> wrote:

> 1) Update ports
>  1a) CVS
>  2b) portsnap
> 2) Build INDEX (depends on the tool; identify tools). 
> Also what are the pro's and con's of obtaining the
> index from the methods listed below.
>  2a) "make index"
>  2b) "make fetchindex"
>  2c) portsdb -Uu

portsnap automatically updates INDEX.

And no build tool, other than portupgrade, needs it.

> 3) Use Tool 'X' to update / upgrade your ports



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