From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 6 02:42:19 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0B5916A417 for ; Sun, 6 Jan 2008 02:42:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from crapsh@monkeybrains.net) Received: from ape.monkeybrains.net (ape.monkeybrains.NET [208.69.40.11]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA63313C448 for ; Sun, 6 Jan 2008 02:42:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from crapsh@monkeybrains.net) Received: from monchichi.monkeybrains.net (adsl-76-193-118-194.dsl.pltn13.sbcglobal.net [76.193.118.194]) (authenticated bits=0) by ape.monkeybrains.net (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id m062gCqQ085651 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 5 Jan 2008 18:42:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from crapsh@monkeybrains.net) Message-ID: <4780406A.9090906@monkeybrains.net> Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:43:54 -0800 From: Rudy User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071122) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Michael Lednev References: <579428539.20080105170507@bk.ru> In-Reply-To: <579428539.20080105170507@bk.ru> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1251; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.92, clamav-milter version 0.92 on pita.monkeybrains.net X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: [HOW-TO] cvsup for ports -- Re: compact portsnap db X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:42:19 -0000 Michael Lednev wrote: > Hello. > > Is there any way to compact /var/db/portsnap other than deleting it > and doing postsnap fetch? > I don't like portsnap -- granted I've never typed the portsnap command in my 10 years of FreeBSD use. I use cvsup! More info: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvsup.html QUick HOW-TO Make a file called /usr/src/ports-supfile ------------------------------------------------- #/usr/src/ports-supfile *default host=cvsup8.FreeBSD.org *default base=/var/db *default prefix=/usr *default release=cvs tag=. *default delete use-rel-suffix *default compress ports-all ------------------------------------------------- Then, run this command: cvsup /usr/src/ports-supfile If you don't have cvsup installed, run this command: # pkg_add -r cvsup-without-gui For more info on the supfile, look at this file on your FreeBSD machine: /usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile Preferring cvsup to portsnap is kinda like preferring vim over emacs... It's a holy war and the vi/cvsup side uses less disk space. - Rudy