From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 23 04:27:04 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 04ECA16A4CE for ; Wed, 23 Jun 2004 04:27:04 +0000 (GMT) Received: from fed1rmmtao02.cox.net (fed1rmmtao02.cox.net [68.230.241.37]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3D1F43D5A for ; Wed, 23 Jun 2004 04:27:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mnavarre@cox.net) Received: from reichlieu.lan ([68.6.195.68]) by fed1rmmtao02.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.02 201-2131-111-104-20040324) with ESMTP id <20040623042700.HACO24778.fed1rmmtao02.cox.net@reichlieu.lan> for ; Wed, 23 Jun 2004 00:27:00 -0400 Received: from reichlieu.lan (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by reichlieu.lan (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i5N4R2aC086791 for ; Tue, 22 Jun 2004 21:27:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mnavarre@reichlieu.lan) Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by reichlieu.lan (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i5N4R29g086790 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 22 Jun 2004 21:27:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mnavarre) From: Matt Navarre To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 21:27:02 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.2 References: <20040622220538.34e5e5a5@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20040622220538.34e5e5a5@localhost> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200406222127.02481.mnavarre@cox.net> X-SA-Scanned: 0 () X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.41 Subject: Re: 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 04:27:04 -0000 On Tuesday 22 June 2004 07:05, epilogue@allstream.net wrote: > 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... This checks out the new ports text file. > > # portsdb -Uu <<<<<<< ...this? This builds INDEX.db, which is all the ports/dependency information in the format that portupgrade(and others?) uses so it can get all the right ports when you install something. > > 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? They're complimentary, portsdb -uU doesn't really do anything unless you have a new /usr/ports/INDEX or /usr/ports/INDEX.db got hosed. > > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- "We all enter this world in the same way: naked, screaming, and soaked in blood. But if you live your life right, that kind of thing doesn't have to stop there." -- Dana Gould