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From: abram olson <dacia_icarus@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: how to update ports collection
To: Josh Paetzel <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net>
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awesome.  Thanks Josh.  Id read the section on cvsup
but I was hesitant becasue I feared an hours and hours
long download.

I'll give it a go later tonight.


Abe
--- Josh Paetzel <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net> wrote:
> On Tuesday 10 July 2001 22:06, abram olson wrote:
> > Could I update the ports collection on my
> 4.3-release
> > machine from here:
> >
> >
>
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-stable/ports/
> >
> > If so, how?  A url describing the procedure would
> be
> > great.
> >
> 
> I have to admit that I don't know the answer to that
> question, but most 
> people update their ports using cvsup.  There is a
> section on using cvsup in 
> the handbook at www.freebsd.org/handbook.
> 
> > Since I'm on a 56k, could I update just the
> programs
> > that I want updated?  Would I just copy the files
> in
> >
> 
> Cvsupping the ports and the source to -STABLE isn't
> that big of a deal even 
> on a 56k.  I think it took me about 40 minutes to go
> from 4.2-RELEASE to 
> 4.3-STABLE the last time I did an install.
> 
> 
> Josh 
> 
> 
> > x11/XFree86-4/
> >
> > to my hd if I wanted to upgrade X to 4.1?
> >
> > Thanks for helping the newbie out folks.  I want
> to
> > learn "the right way" to take care of my bsd
> system.
> >
> >
> > Abe
> >
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