From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 7 18:30:29 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: ports@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9EAC16A4E6 for ; Thu, 7 Sep 2006 18:30:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (gerbercreations.com [71.39.140.16]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A109343E38 for ; Thu, 7 Sep 2006 18:29:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (localhost.eyesbeyond.com [127.0.0.1]) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.13.1/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k87ISxFK007227; Thu, 7 Sep 2006 11:28:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: (from glewis@localhost) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.13.1/8.13.3/Submit) id k87ISwQN007226; Thu, 7 Sep 2006 11:28:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) X-Authentication-Warning: misty.eyesbeyond.com: glewis set sender to glewis@eyesbeyond.com using -f Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 11:28:58 -0700 From: Greg Lewis To: KAYVEN RIESE Message-ID: <20060907182858.GB5932@misty.eyesbeyond.com> References: <790a9fff0609061035p40734023h6a448512cdba56e3@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: ports@freebsd.org, Scot Hetzel Subject: Re: need java X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 18:30:30 -0000 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 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