Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2021 20:24:29 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Valeri Galtsev <galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu> Cc: Vasily Postnicov <shamaz.mazum@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: github ports Message-ID: <20210110202429.c889dee5.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <E79DB347-6EFA-458F-99B2-3E0177FB2AE5@kicp.uchicago.edu> References: <20210110133605.6538dfd5@dismail.de> <CADnZ6B=Yy_fFUtAds3HjKZT10wNhGA6PzkYayc0mLNGoK_ug7Q@mail.gmail.com> <E79DB347-6EFA-458F-99B2-3E0177FB2AE5@kicp.uchicago.edu>
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On Sun, 10 Jan 2021 13:14:58 -0600, Valeri Galtsev wrote: > Just for my education: is there any advantage in using git > like that instead of portsnap? >From my limited understanding: With portsnap, you get a snapshot, while a git update will always provide you with the most recent tree (compare the use of "freebsd-update" regarding the /usr/src tree vs. the use of former SVN checkout). The snapshot has a certain "delay" compared to the most recent version. Except... to use git, you'll have to install it, while you can use portsnap (and freebsd-update) from base. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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