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Date:      Tue, 15 Oct 2002 07:48:10 +0200
From:      Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@bellavista.cz>
To:        FreeBSD LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.Org>
Subject:   Re: Ports FAQ is a great read [port.tar??]
Message-ID:  <20021015054810.GR364@freepuppy.bellavista.cz>
In-Reply-To: <20021015011627.X4776-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net>
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# Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com / 2002-10-15 01:19:17 -0400:
> On 1 Oct 2002, Gary W. Swearingen wrote:
> > non-cvsup method 3:
> > --  cd /usr/ports/<sub>
> >     fetch
> >     ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/branches/-current/ports/<sub>/port.tar
> >     tar -xf port.tar
> >     Note: Not all of the mirrors support tar-on-the-fly ftp transfers, but some do, including the primary site.
> 
> What is "tar-on-the-fly?"

    No idea. :)

> # mkdir /usr/ports/java ; cd /usr/ports/java
> # fetch ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/branches/-current/ports/java/jdk13.tar
> fetch: jdk13.tar: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)

    I don't think this will work. You have to fetch the files from
    sun.com manually due to licensing issues.
 
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