From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 23 02:06:01 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55CEC16A4CE for ; Wed, 23 Jun 2004 02:06:01 +0000 (GMT) Received: from outbox.allstream.net (outbox.allstream.net [207.245.244.41]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2533C43D1D for ; Wed, 23 Jun 2004 02:06:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from epilogue@allstream.net) Received: from localhost (mon-pq58-141.dial.allstream.net [216.123.141.13]) by outbox.allstream.net (Allstream MTA) with SMTP id 291C01EC311; Tue, 22 Jun 2004 22:05:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 22:05:38 -0400 From: epilogue@allstream.net To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-Id: <20040622220538.34e5e5a5@localhost> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.11claws (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.10) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: kstewart@owt.com Subject: cvsup and ports INDEX X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 02:06:01 -0000 hello all, Connecting to cvsup.ca.FreeBSD.org Connected to cvsup.ca.FreeBSD.org Server software version: SNAP_16_1e Negotiating file attribute support Exchanging collection information Establishing multiplexed-mode data connection Running Updating collection ports-all/cvs Checkout ports/INDEX <<<<<<< how is this different from... # portsdb -Uu <<<<<<< ...this? i'm not sure i have a firm grasp of why i do both. are they complimentary or redundant steps? could someone please clarify or point me to right set of docs? hello ken, thought that you might be able to help because of your reply on http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2004-June/013223.html thanks, epi