From owner-svn-doc-all@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 12 03:13:05 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8D8385B; Sun, 12 May 2013 03:13:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eadler@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82C31895; Sun, 12 May 2013 03:13:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.6/8.14.6) with ESMTP id r4C3D5YK000944; Sun, 12 May 2013 03:13:05 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from eadler@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.6/8.14.5/Submit) id r4C3D5nC000943; Sun, 12 May 2013 03:13:05 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201305120313.r4C3D5nC000943@svn.freebsd.org> From: Eitan Adler Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 03:13:05 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r41603 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/new-users X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 03:13:05 -0000 Author: eadler Date: Sun May 12 03:13:05 2013 New Revision: 41603 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/41603 Log: Remove more outdated information from the new users document. This article can do with some serious work. Approved by: bcr (mentor) Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/new-users/article.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/new-users/article.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/new-users/article.xml Sun May 12 03:11:41 2013 (r41602) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/new-users/article.xml Sun May 12 03:13:05 2013 (r41603) @@ -857,24 +857,18 @@ your network running yet and there was no file for the port in /cdrom/ports/distfiles, you will have to get the distfile using another machine and copy it to - /usr/ports/distfiles from a floppy or your - DOS partition. Read Makefile (with + /usr/ports/distfiles. + Read Makefile (with cat or more or view) to find out where to go (the master - distribution site) to get the file and what its name is. Its - name will be truncated when downloaded to DOS, and after you get - it into /usr/ports/distfiles you will have to - rename it (with the mv command) to its - original name so it can be found. (Use binary file transfers!) + distribution site) to get the file and what its name is. + (Use binary file transfers!) Then go back to /usr/local/kermit, find the directory with Makefile, and type make all install. The other thing that happens when installing ports or - packages is that some other program is needed. If the - installation stops with a message can't find - unzip or whatever, you might need to install the - package or port for unzip before you continue. + packages is that some other program is needed. Once it is installed type rehash to make FreeBSD reread the files in the path so it knows what is there.