Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 20:43:59 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Brett Taylor <brett@peloton.runet.edu> Cc: aunty <aunty@comcen.com.au>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: updating ports Message-ID: <20000113204359.A342@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001131518360.15122-100000@peloton.runet.edu> References: <20000114061623.B580@comcen.com.au> <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001131518360.15122-100000@peloton.runet.edu>
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On Thu, Jan 13, 2000 at 03:28:14PM -0500, Brett Taylor wrote:
> Hi Sue,
>
> On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, aunty wrote:
>
> > Thanks. I see new ports that I didn't have before, and I see old ports
> > with new dates and version numbers, but I can't find openssh or
> > OpenSSH or open-ssh in /usr/ports/security nor in /usr/ports/INDEX,
> > and when I look via the web site I see a port tarball for it but the
> > "source" is just a list of checksums. Others seem to be getting
> > openssh automagically and I feel a bit left out :-)
>
> > Now I'm back where I started. Does everyone else's ports tree have
> > openssh in it?
>
> Yep. :-) As Mark noted, your ports supfile looks okay to me. You don't
> have a refuse file running around do you?
>
> In terms of finding things in INDEX - INDEX is only updated occasionally
> when the PW decides it's best (actually I think it's when he builds all
> the new packages every other week or so). In any case, it doesn't get
> updated everytime something new goes in the ports tree.
>
Unless you do
# cd /usr/ports
# make index
locally.
> That said OpenSSH shows up in my INDEX now (I just re-cvsup'ed just to
> see).
>
> Initial import of openssh happened back on Nov 8th according to the CVS
> logs.
>
> Are any of the ports in your security directory getting updated? Maybe
> the permissions got screwed up at some point on this directory?
>
> Brett
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