Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 21:27:02 -0700 From: Matt Navarre <mnavarre@cox.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvsup and ports INDEX Message-ID: <200406222127.02481.mnavarre@cox.net> In-Reply-To: <20040622220538.34e5e5a5@localhost> References: <20040622220538.34e5e5a5@localhost>
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On Tuesday 22 June 2004 07:05, epilogue@allstream.net wrote: > hello all, > > Connecting to cvsup.ca.FreeBSD.org > Connected to cvsup.ca.FreeBSD.org > Server software version: SNAP_16_1e > Negotiating file attribute support > Exchanging collection information > Establishing multiplexed-mode data connection > Running > Updating collection ports-all/cvs > Checkout ports/INDEX <<<<<<< how is this different from... This checks out the new ports text file. > > # portsdb -Uu <<<<<<< ...this? This builds INDEX.db, which is all the ports/dependency information in the format that portupgrade(and others?) uses so it can get all the right ports when you install something. > > i'm not sure i have a firm grasp of why i do both. are they complimentary > or redundant steps? could someone please clarify or point me to right set > of docs? They're complimentary, portsdb -uU doesn't really do anything unless you have a new /usr/ports/INDEX or /usr/ports/INDEX.db got hosed. > > > hello ken, > > thought that you might be able to help because of your reply on > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2004-June/013223.html > > > thanks, > epi > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- "We all enter this world in the same way: naked, screaming, and soaked in blood. But if you live your life right, that kind of thing doesn't have to stop there." -- Dana Gould
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