From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 11 08:15:33 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D200106564A for ; Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:15:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mueller23@insightbb.com) Received: from mail.insightbb.com (smtp1.insight.synacor.com [208.47.185.23]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E7458FC0A for ; Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:15:31 +0000 (UTC) X_CMAE_Category: 0,0 Undefined,Undefined X-CNFS-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=lvVElpBz8pbVbuzRh0tsqaRZvAmArRh4UXzQjPcvUnY= c=1 sm=0 a=jLN7EqiLvroA:10 a=i_cvo_QHd1sn7eRaeH8A:9 a=AcdsImxJPJ9Yo6Ye3TGm+Q==:117 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Authentication-Results: smtp02.insight.synacor.com smtp.mail=mueller23@insightbb.com; spf=softfail; sender-id=softfail Authentication-Results: smtp02.insight.synacor.com header.from=mueller23@insightbb.com; sender-id=softfail Received-SPF: softfail (smtp02.insight.synacor.com: transitional domain insightbb.com does not designate 74.134.34.76 as permitted sender) Received: from [74.134.34.76] ([74.134.34.76:49190] helo=localhost) by mail.insightbb.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.40 r(29895/29896)) with ESMTP id 45/E0-00499-C13FE405; Tue, 11 Sep 2012 04:15:25 -0400 Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 04:15:24 -0400 Message-ID: <45.E0.00499.C13FE405@smtp02.insight.synacor.com> From: "Thomas Mueller" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Polytropon , Helmut Schneider Subject: Re: svn and/or portsnap 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: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:15:33 -0000 On Sun, 9 Sep 2012 10:37:03 +0000 (UTC), Helmut Schneider wrote: > Hi, > I'm running a custom kernel so I (guess I) need svn in future to fetch > sources instead of cvsup. Should I still use portsnap then for ports or > also fetch them via svn? Polytropon responded: > Ports and system sources are managed independently. You can > use whatever tool you want. Note that portsnap _might_ not > deliver the most current ports tree for a given point in > time. For "short time deltas", CVS has often proven to be > the better tool, but of course portsnap has significant > advantages (e. g. faster for longer pauses between ports > tree updates, better integration with "make update" target). > Depending on your updating habits, choose the tool that > works best for you. One question comes up that I didn't think of immediately. How do you use svn on a fresh install of FreeBSD, no ports yet? svn/subversion is not part of the base system. How do you get the ports tree or svn in that case if not using portsnap? Tom