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Date:      Wed, 6 Sep 2006 11:00:47 -0700 (PDT)
From:      KAYVEN  RIESE <kayve@sfsu.edu>
To:        Scot Hetzel <swhetzel@gmail.com>
Cc:        ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   need java
Message-ID:  <Pine.SOC.4.64.0609061100190.9534@libra.sfsu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <790a9fff0609061035p40734023h6a448512cdba56e3@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <Pine.SOC.4.64.0609061021530.9534@libra.sfsu.edu> <790a9fff0609061035p40734023h6a448512cdba56e3@mail.gmail.com>

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i just need to have a java compiler to do my
assignments for distributed systems.


On Wed, 6 Sep 2006, Scot Hetzel wrote:

> On 9/6/06, KAYVEN RIESE <kayve@sfsu.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> my ports directory is gone.  how'd that happen?
>> 
> What were you doing before it disapeared?
>
> There are several ways to make /usr/ports disapear:
>
> 1. rm -rf /usr/ports/*
> 2. cvs update -R RELENG_6
> 3. cvsup with an branch tag in the supfile for ports.
>
> Problem 2 & 3 are similar, as the ports tree is not branched.  This
> causes cvs or cvsup to delete the ports since there is no branch with
> that tag (i.e. RELENG_6).  Instead you need to specify a release tag
> (i.e. RELEASE_6_1_0) or no tag (gets you the latest ports changes).
>
> If your using cvsup, post your supfile and someone will help you fix it.
>
> Scot
> -- 
> DISCLAIMER:
> No electrons were mamed while sending this message. Only slightly bruised.
>



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