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Date:      Thu, 18 May 2000 14:11:33 +0530 (IST)
From:      "G.B.Naidu" <gbnaidu@sasi.com>
To:        Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
Cc:        Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Cscope compilation (problem with port).....
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.21.0005181410260.816-100000@pcd75.sasi.com>
In-Reply-To: <20000518171116.Z31123@freebie.lemis.com>

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Hi,

How do install the /usr/ports directory on to my FreeBSD? All that the
handbook explains is from this point on wards. But before that I need to
have /usr/ports directory which I dont have. So How do I get it?

regards
--gb

 On Thu,
18 May 2000, Greg Lehey wrote:

> On Thursday, 18 May 2000 at 12:58:08 +0530, G.B.Naidu wrote:
> >
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > I am running 3.1 release of FreeBSD. Looks like, on this release there  is
> > not /usr/ports directory.
> 
> Looks like you haven't installed it.
> 
> > So I cannot do the ports installation as mentioned in the handbook.
> >
> > Looks like, the only way I can do is to get the tar zipped file from some
> > where and install them manually. So where can I get these source files for
> > FREEBSD?
> >
> > I cannot upgrade my machine just for the sake of cscope.
> >
> > what do I need to do now?
> 
> I don't know.  I don't understand your constraints.  You'll have to
> decide that for yourself.
> 
> Greg
> --
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> 

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