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Date:      Wed, 24 Nov 1999 13:52:29 -0800 (PST)
From:      Peter Losher <Peter_Losher@iengines.com>
To:        "Goodman, David" <David.Goodman@wfg.com>
Cc:        "Free BSD Questions List (E-mail)" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Keeping ports up to date
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.4.21.9911241349560.27273-100000@bb.rc.vix.com>
In-Reply-To: <10AC0E2910DBD211BC2B0090274604A901369407@exchange-92.wfg.com>

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On Wed, 24 Nov 1999, Goodman, David wrote:

> Is there a massive tarball anywhere I could download and unpack in place? 

Yes, at:

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/branches/-current/ports.tar.gz

> I am not familiar with CVSUP, but I'm willing to learn.

Since you are on a v3.1 system, it will take a while to update via CVSUP
the first time, but if you update once or twice a week after that, it
should be bearable (and preferable over the tarball, IMO)

Best Wishes - Peter
___________________________________________________________________________ 
Peter Losher            |  System Administrator  | Internet Engines, Inc.
plosher@iengines.com    |                        |    www.iengines.com




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