Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 11:28:58 -0700 From: Greg Lewis <glewis@eyesbeyond.com> To: KAYVEN RIESE <kayve@sfsu.edu> Cc: ports@freebsd.org, Scot Hetzel <swhetzel@gmail.com> Subject: Re: need java Message-ID: <20060907182858.GB5932@misty.eyesbeyond.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOC.4.64.0609061100190.9534@libra.sfsu.edu> References: <Pine.SOC.4.64.0609061021530.9534@libra.sfsu.edu> <790a9fff0609061035p40734023h6a448512cdba56e3@mail.gmail.com> <Pine.SOC.4.64.0609061100190.9534@libra.sfsu.edu>
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On Wed, Sep 06, 2006 at 11:00:47AM -0700, KAYVEN RIESE wrote: > i just need to have a java compiler to do my > assignments for distributed systems. You don't even need ports to do that. Just download the Diablo JDK package from the FreeBSD Foundation's website. > 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Greg Lewis Email : glewis@eyesbeyond.com Eyes Beyond Web : http://www.eyesbeyond.com Information Technology FreeBSD : glewis@FreeBSD.org
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