Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 17:04:41 -0800 (PST) From: Mike Holling <myke@ees.com> To: chad@DCFinc.com Cc: kjhmdjd@ix.netcom.com, Freebsd-Stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Re-phrase of simple (?dumb) q. about ports Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9812051702540.6184-100000@phluffy.fks.bt> In-Reply-To: <199812060005.RAA02255@freeway.dcfinc.com>
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> But the question is still a good one. If a machine is running 2.2.7 > (for example), it makes sense to cvsup the ports collection as of the > time that version was released. > > Elsewise, you're gonna run into ELF vs a.out and other such > confusions. I've been cvsupping ports on my 2.2.6 box for a while without incident. I believe the makefiles check to see what version of FreeBSD you're running (3.x vs. 2.x), though I haven't poked at them much. - Mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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