Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:19:36 +0200 From: "barbara" <barbara.xxx1975@libero.it> To: "simon" <simon@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD-8 and portsnap Message-ID: <KNGJ4O$8EFE652E558296E58BDCFDD8DDD68ECA@libero.it>
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> On 2009.07.26 09:23:56 +0200, barbara wrote: > > Why portsnap doesn't provide INDEX-8? > > Because INDEX-7 and INDEX-8 are (have been) mostly identical, so while > 8.0 is -CURRENT is hasn't been deemed that the extra build time on the > portsnap servers was worth it. The longer a portsnap snapshot build > takes, the longer the delay between ports commit and it showing up in > peoples /usr/ports using portsnap. > > The workaround is to set the following in make.conf: > > INDEXFILE?= INDEX-7 > > I know Colin Percival has been talking about adding INDEX-8, so I > expect it will show up in portsnap soon. Do note that AFAIR it > requires that the client also be updated after the new INDEX-8 is > generated so you won't get it without upgrading world. > I'm getting the file now, running portsnap. Are the servers now building it? I still have the "modified" /etc/portsnap.conf with the line for INDEX-8. Thanks Barbarahelp
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