Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 18:00:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Kevin Eliuk <kevin_eliuk@sunshine.net> To: Patrick Burm <patb@commlitho.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 2.2.1-Release to 2.2-stable upgrade kit - HOW Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970617174342.189E-100000@kevin.sunshine.net> In-Reply-To: <199706172344.QAA16193@hub.freebsd.org>
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On Tue, 17 Jun 1997, Patrick Burm wrote:
> Ok, flame me all you want...
.... nah;}
> I was on the web page looking up some ports
> and I noticed the paragraph at the top suggesting
> I download and install this thing so that I can
> use the ports.
>
> So I downloaded and untarred it...
>
> Now what? I'm sure its really simple but...
> there is no documentation on how to use
> this stuff. I looked in the handbook etc
> no luck. Everything in the handbook makes
> some assumptions IMHO that you've been
> using FreeBSD since 1.0
[from /usr/share/doc/handbook/handbook_toc.html]
4.2. The Ports collection
4.2.1. Why have a Ports Collection?
4.2.2. How does the Ports collection work?
4.2.3. Getting a FreeBSD Port
4.2.3.1. Compiling ports from CDROM
4.2.3.2. Compiling ports from the Internet
[...]
there are some step by step examples. Its actually quite fun when you
learn how.
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