Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 21:29:26 -0800 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Tadimeti Keshav <keshav_tadimeti@yahoo.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: using make to use a specific mirror while building ports Message-ID: <20040323052926.GA26015@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <20040323042841.20782.qmail@web25003.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> References: <20040323042841.20782.qmail@web25003.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
--tThc/1wpZn/ma/RB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 04:28:41AM +0000, Tadimeti Keshav wrote: > hi > 2 questions pls. >=20 > 1.I happened to come across a fairly fast mirror while > doing a CVSup. > How can I configure make to use this mirror (as a > first preference over ftp.freebsd.org) while making > apps from ports. cvsup mirrors aren't FTP mirrors, but assuming you actually meant "how do I configure make to fetch from an alternate ftp mirror?", read the /etc/defaults/make.conf file (/usr/share/examples/etc/make.conf on 5.x) to see how. > 2. Instead of using cvsup to upgrade the ports tree, > is there a command to upgrade a specific port, say, > XMMS. Install the portupgrade port. Kris --tThc/1wpZn/ma/RB Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAX8s2Wry0BWjoQKURAkEuAKCO5srnnyBnzC2QjOp0/Mw9qsOB5QCfbYcW 5VFtunkTPKPitphlvehNxOQ= =9csz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --tThc/1wpZn/ma/RB--
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20040323052926.GA26015>