From owner-svn-doc-head@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 31 23:30:54 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 961F7106566C; Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:30:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kaduk@mit.edu) Received: from dmz-mailsec-scanner-2.mit.edu (DMZ-MAILSEC-SCANNER-2.MIT.EDU [18.9.25.13]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B626E8FC1C; Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:30:53 +0000 (UTC) X-AuditID: 1209190d-b7f9a6d0000009ad-85-5041492da1bb Received: from mailhub-auth-4.mit.edu ( [18.7.62.39]) by dmz-mailsec-scanner-2.mit.edu (Symantec Messaging Gateway) with SMTP id 1A.33.02477.D2941405; Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:30:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from outgoing.mit.edu (OUTGOING-AUTH.MIT.EDU [18.7.22.103]) by mailhub-auth-4.mit.edu (8.13.8/8.9.2) with ESMTP id q7VNUr1h019468; Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:30:53 -0400 Received: from multics.mit.edu (MULTICS.MIT.EDU [18.187.1.73]) (authenticated bits=56) (User authenticated as kaduk@ATHENA.MIT.EDU) by outgoing.mit.edu (8.13.6/8.12.4) with ESMTP id q7VNUp5N026891 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:30:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from kaduk@localhost) by multics.mit.edu (8.12.9.20060308) id q7VNUojR025715; Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:30:50 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:30:50 -0400 (EDT) From: Benjamin Kaduk To: Eitan Adler In-Reply-To: <201208312318.q7VNISrH010865@svn.freebsd.org> Message-ID: References: <201208312318.q7VNISrH010865@svn.freebsd.org> User-Agent: Alpine 1.10 (GSO 962 2008-03-14) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Brightmail-Tracker: H4sIAAAAAAAAA+NgFvrEIsWRmVeSWpSXmKPExsUixG6nrqvr6RhgsOahiMWPj4eYLHb9ncNs cWPRfiaL3f29zA4sHjM+zWcJYIzisklJzcksSy3St0vgyrj8YwpzwR3+in2/pzM1ME7l7WLk 5JAQMJH4sfkvE4QtJnHh3no2EFtIYB+jxONHSl2MXED2BkaJG32X2CCcA0wSJ3atYYVwGhgl TvXuZgZpYRHQlph3YxYjiM0moCIx881GsFEiQPb3/T/BVjALREnsWdrICmILCzhLXF45E8zm FLCS+Pj7OVgNr4C9xNS/C1ggzrCU+LjxIthMUQEdidX7p7BA1AhKnJz5hAVipqXEuT/X2SYw Cs5CkpqFJLWAkWkVo2xKbpVubmJmTnFqsm5xcmJeXmqRrpFebmaJXmpK6SZGUNBySvLuYHx3 UOkQowAHoxIP75S3DgFCrIllxZW5hxglOZiURHmXuTsGCPEl5adUZiQWZ8QXleakFh9ilOBg VhLhdRUAyvGmJFZWpRblw6SkOViUxHmvpNz0FxJITyxJzU5NLUgtgsnKcHAoSfAGeAA1Chal pqdWpGXmlCCkmTg4QYbzAA13AqnhLS5IzC3OTIfIn2JUlBLnjQdJCIAkMkrz4HphSeUVozjQ K8K8biBVPMCEBNf9CmgwE9BgOQ17kMEliQgpqQZGbfujjWGvGitfH58i9+/5zD2zC9xatNkj J+xg/ygkvPvlp9AHH7Q8bN9e+ttyjE2Jf49pUSFf+TGWyLP3FpxPPx92VL4vZeO7W+99dZ+4 bNz8MO6LhE/1zLPS+d7zinWYvZvDza/cXBa6s+yL+tV1qux1IrOvt/6+t579Upd5yFF59nMq 344mKrEUZyQaajEXFScCAPCTgAIFAwAA Cc: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, doc-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r39483 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/ports X-BeenThere: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the doc tree for head List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:30:54 -0000 On Fri, 31 Aug 2012, Eitan Adler wrote: > Author: eadler (src,ports committer) > Date: Fri Aug 31 23:18:28 2012 > New Revision: 39483 > URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/39483 > > Log: > Prefer linking to the handbook instead of maintaining instructions in > two different places. In addition the linked instructions are out of > dated. > > Don't give bad advice of downloading a single port at a time. This > rarely works and is unsupported. > > Approved by: brd > > Modified: > head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/ports/index.sgml > > Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/ports/index.sgml > ============================================================================== > --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/ports/index.sgml Fri Aug 31 22:37:31 2012 (r39482) > +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/ports/index.sgml Fri Aug 31 23:18:28 2012 (r39483) > @@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ be committed. >

Each ``port'' listed here > contains any patches necessary to make the original application source > code compile and run on FreeBSD. Installing an application is as > -simple as downloading the port, unpacking it and typing > +simple as typing > make Surely 'make install' would be needed in order to actually install the application... -Ben Kaduk > -in the port directory. However, the most convenient (and common) method > -is to download the framework for the entire list of ports by installing the > +in the port directory. If you > +download the framework for the entire list of ports by installing the > > - > -entire ports hierarchy at FreeBSD installation time, and then have > + > +ports hierarchy, you can have > thousands of applications right at your fingertips. >

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