Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 21:51:15 -0700 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvsup and ports INDEX Message-ID: <200406222151.15101.kstewart@owt.com> In-Reply-To: <200406222127.02481.mnavarre@cox.net> References: <20040622220538.34e5e5a5@localhost> <200406222127.02481.mnavarre@cox.net>
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On Tuesday 22 June 2004 09:27 pm, Matt Navarre wrote: > 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. This isn't true. Portsdb -U creates a brand new INDEX using your current /usr/ports and -u uses that to generate a new INDEX.db Kent > > > 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.h > >tml > > > > > > 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" -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html
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