Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:34:09 +0000 (UTC) From: Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r243241 - head/share/man/man7 Message-ID: <201211181634.qAIGY9ht065387@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: eadler Date: Sun Nov 18 16:34:09 2012 New Revision: 243241 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/243241 Log: Modernize parts of the ports.7 manual page. Approved by: bcr (mentor) MFC after: 3 days Modified: head/share/man/man7/ports.7 Modified: head/share/man/man7/ports.7 ============================================================================== --- head/share/man/man7/ports.7 Sun Nov 18 16:34:06 2012 (r243240) +++ head/share/man/man7/ports.7 Sun Nov 18 16:34:09 2012 (r243241) @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd February 9, 2012 +.Dd November 18, 2012 .Dt PORTS 7 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Each .Em port contains any patches necessary to make the original application source code compile and run on -.Bx . +.Fx . Compiling an application is as simple as typing .Nm make Cm build @@ -56,19 +56,6 @@ simply type .Nm make Cm install to install the application. .Pp -It is possible to download and use ports from the -.Fx -repository -that are newer than the installed system; however it is important to -install the appropriate -.Dq "Upgrade Kit" -from -.Pa http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/ -first! -The -.Xr portcheckout 1 Pq Pa ports/ports-mgmt/portcheckout -script (also a port, of course!) will help to download new ports. -.Pp For more information about using ports, see .Dq "Packages and Ports" in
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