Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2012 00:31:41 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Jamie Paul Griffin <jamie@kode5.net> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: csup vs portsnap was: fresh install of kde4 fails -> japanese/kiten Message-ID: <50430B5D.2030003@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20120901104806.GA54669@kontrol.kode5.net> References: <503BFA2D.1080606@paz.bz> <CAJp7RHarZPB-YHsXeO4oGMLaraKGD_mLOU2ovsQBh8Sh4GBgMw@mail.gmail.com> <503C0BDC.6020106@paz.bz> <CAJp7RHazu9gP6GYg3kJ4xWtsF11vbevGhffBVCRA7B0AB68U-w@mail.gmail.com> <503D8ACA.1040907@paz.bz> <CAJp7RHavJfGjSrXFn9Az5kcbXDULUypP%2BqrhVs3nzEgjx9kRSg@mail.gmail.com> <503E2E9D.2010005@paz.bz> <CAJp7RHZ5jRKrH0ZoJ2BWzrhEhhbA%2BO441M43cvEA1e1ZObsBjA@mail.gmail.com> <503E50F2.9000809@paz.bz> <20120901004954.450b4301@gumby.homeunix.com> <20120901104806.GA54669@kontrol.kode5.net>
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On 09/01/2012 03:48, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote:
> [ RW wrote on Sat 1.Sep'12 at 0:49:54 +0100 ]
>
>> On Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:27:14 -0700
>> Jim Pazarena wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Which is the recommended way to stay PORT current? portsnap or csup?
>>> I will switch to portsnap, but it is pretty slow compared to csup.
>>
>> In normal use portsnap should be much faster than csup.
>>
>> The initial "portsnap extract" is much slower than a normal "update",
>> and fetching the first compressed snapshot or updating a really ancient
>> one is slower than a normal "fetch" - beyond that portsnap is very fast.
>
> Agreed. After the first run of `portsnap fetch extract`, subsequent fetch and update using portsnap is certainly faster.
It depends on the volume of changes between updates. For a large volume,
portsnap is unquestionably much slower than csup. Fortunately svn is
faster than both.
Doug
--
I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do
something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what
I can do.
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