From owner-dev-commits-doc-all@freebsd.org Mon Apr 19 10:08:28 2021 Return-Path: Delivered-To: dev-commits-doc-all@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 074215EC0A9 for ; Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:08:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "R3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4FP2Zg6tCjz3kNC; Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:08:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from gitrepo.freebsd.org (gitrepo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:5]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DE60F1CF7A; Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:08:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from gitrepo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.44]) by gitrepo.freebsd.org (8.16.1/8.16.1) with ESMTP id 13JA8RVU066320; Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:08:27 GMT (envelope-from git@gitrepo.freebsd.org) Received: (from git@localhost) by gitrepo.freebsd.org (8.16.1/8.16.1/Submit) id 13JA8Rng066319; Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:08:27 GMT (envelope-from git) Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:08:27 GMT Message-Id: <202104191008.13JA8Rng066319@gitrepo.freebsd.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org From: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> Subject: git: c5f5a82112 - main - FAQ: Update bits about getting a ports tree MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Git-Committer: 0mp X-Git-Repository: doc X-Git-Refname: refs/heads/main X-Git-Reftype: branch X-Git-Commit: c5f5a82112f0de78da06ae73c19e4c99d4bb3111 Auto-Submitted: auto-generated X-BeenThere: dev-commits-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: Commit messages for all branches of the doc repository List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:08:28 -0000 The branch main has been updated by 0mp: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=c5f5a82112f0de78da06ae73c19e4c99d4bb3111 commit c5f5a82112f0de78da06ae73c19e4c99d4bb3111 Author: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2021-04-19 10:00:11 +0000 Commit: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2021-04-19 10:00:11 +0000 FAQ: Update bits about getting a ports tree - Link to the portsnap manual - Replace Subversion with Git --- documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc index d7e05aa380..c5829704e8 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc @@ -837,12 +837,12 @@ Most ports should work on all supported versions of FreeBSD. Those that do not a FreeBSD supports compressed binary packages to easily install and uninstall ports. Use man:pkg[7] to control the installation of packages. [[how-do-download-ports-tree]] -=== How do I download the Ports tree? Should I be using Subversion? +=== How do I download the Ports tree? Should I be using Git? Any of the methods listed here work: -* Use portsnap for most use cases. Refer to link:{handbook}#ports-using/[Using the Ports Collection] for instructions on how to use this tool. -* Use Subversion if custom patches to the ports tree are needed or if running FreeBSD-CURRENT. Refer to link:{handbook}#svn/[Using Subversion] for details. +* Use man:portsnap[8] for most use cases. Refer to link:{handbook}#ports-using/[Using the Ports Collection] for instructions on how to use this tool. +* Use Git if custom patches to the ports tree are needed or if running FreeBSD-CURRENT. Refer to link:{handbook}mirrors/#git[Using Git] for details. [[ports-4x]] === Why can I not build this port on my {rel2-relx} -, or {rel-relx} -STABLE machine?