Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:43:06 -0700 From: Benjamin Lee <ben@b1c1l1.com> To: Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> Cc: "questions@freebsd.org" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ports INDEX file Message-ID: <4C48F3AA.2050107@b1c1l1.com> In-Reply-To: <4C48EE42.1050102@a1poweruser.com> References: <4C48EE42.1050102@a1poweruser.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On 07/22/2010 06:20 PM, Fbsd8 wrote: > I have a pristine install of 8.0. > There is no /usr/ports directory yet. > I am trying to use the "portcheckout" port and the "porteasy" port to > just populate the ports tree with only the ports I use. > > Problem is in both cases the above ports require an existing INDEX file > to process and since I have none they don't work. > > How can I just download the ports INDEX file? > Portsnap is not a solution. Well, The INDEX file is a component of the ports tree distribution. If you choose not to use the supported method of installing it (i.e. installing the ports tree), you'll have to create your own. Hint: Per ports(7), take a look at the definition of the 'fetchindex' target. -- Benjamin Lee http://www.b1c1l1.com/ [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.15 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJMSPOwAAoJEHBW16CPoSMCIDEP/2XY9EG/S4CaocB68mBNAF8q LWYz3BtlkVWGXLjsJTmVg/EdwkwYDW1VSioTcJynSHgGHyK6n0a66QmwAAfX5mm7 d/1BXU0lNxH1ZHGslj8lj54elRt5T4r+AuyubKGN7g4gBQ5dfeuKz3Bf6HunDqtX 9CGvlWNi+OXmvxmK/lJJ6tzk0UNfVtpACiahK1rqWF42UuEXb6ywteVXiES17duq PUqd8/NmKY5Oe6wC5ssiAM9zKal1BSl+95wxk+LuwiBsDcDYUsZDdEAPMXg07pnh 9KqT2ihxlfTKedJJTWAvlJX6tgqWB4jYsCtQ7t1ZIFhjeFgJk7W6xzTNpKHzw2iX gcsRiFvI3BPVoN1ViSuPQG/ZFUZHmZPtTsESoBHSIM7N/jQ5mzrjkEbASPQtt8x3 FM8N/ejWIA8EeMI2utDr13zOK/3TVtOv9OxBslvgmYZAvhmYbVn1OmU2VjLyTSNK aJ4fRl3r6oQllEp/we+UfNbdSJML53VLDYkfutYo7QO+AdOfy0TCidbUmWUM6ET3 +kKhm2c5PDwDkPumjQBeztnYVDBqg+trBJFky9wdr9ju7gc6s3pVtwDPSW4458GP 8zg9Uco9f1M6Nq48zkm9CwJmMT0p9CYxGfmlQLf8IWBe3mcuOmWmwnF9VLbIy2cF lqdbQ69iFIV+kZR23kvN =YwQx -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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