Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:36:29 +0000 (UTC) From: "Helmut Schneider" <jumper99@gmx.de> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn and/or portsnap Message-ID: <xn0i2ygzys3j8ds000@news.gmane.org> References: <45.E0.00499.C13FE405@smtp02.insight.synacor.com>
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Thomas Mueller wrote: > On Sun, 9 Sep 2012 10:37:03 +0000 (UTC), Helmut Schneider wrote: > > Hi, > > > I'm running a custom kernel so I (guess I) need svn in future to > > fetch sources instead of cvsup. Should I still use portsnap then > > for ports or also fetch them via svn? > > Polytropon responded: > > > Ports and system sources are managed independently. You can > > use whatever tool you want. Note that portsnap might not > > deliver the most current ports tree for a given point in > > time. For "short time deltas", CVS has often proven to be > > the better tool, but of course portsnap has significant > > advantages (e. g. faster for longer pauses between ports > > tree updates, better integration with "make update" target). > > Depending on your updating habits, choose the tool that > > works best for you. > > One question comes up that I didn't think of immediately. > > How do you use svn on a fresh install of FreeBSD, no ports yet? You install ports from CD/DVD. Or use pkg_add -r subversion. :) > svn/subversion is not part of the base system. > > How do you get the ports tree or svn in that case if not using > portsnap? ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/ports/
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