From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 27 07:19:29 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F316D16A420 for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:19:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jonc@chen.org.nz) Received: from chen.org.nz (chen.org.nz [210.54.19.51]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 880F843D48 for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:19:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jonc@chen.org.nz) Received: by chen.org.nz (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 3A1055643B; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:19:27 +1300 (NZDT) Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:19:27 +1300 From: Jonathan Chen To: Ben Siemon Message-ID: <20060127071927.GA32463@osiris.chen.org.nz> References: <20060127061202.GA31997@osiris.chen.org.nz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Firefox 1.5 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:19:29 -0000 On Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 12:54:25AM -0600, Ben Siemon wrote: > Thank you I failed to make the distinction between the release port tree and > the current one I think. > I take it that portsnap retrieces a snap shot of the current ports? Yup. -- Jonathan Chen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jesus saves. Allah forgives. Cthulu thinks you'd make a nice sandwich. > On 1/27/06, Jonathan Chen wrote: > > > > On Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 12:06:39AM -0600, Ben Siemon wrote: > > > So I install firefox from /usr/ports/www/firefox on freebsd 6.0 and I > > > assumed that it was 1.5. The info on the web said that 1.5 was in the > > ports > > > collection but the source ball in the ports dir was for 1.0.7 and I have > > > seen people with questions about firefox 1.5. I have used each of the > > > methods suggested in the handbook for upgrading the ports tree but the > > > source has stayed for 1.0.7. > > > > What did you do to update your ports-tree? The easiest way on > > FreeBSD-6.0 is with portsnap: > > > > # portsnap fetch > > # portsnap extact > > > > And that'll have your ports tree up-to-date ready to build firefox. > > -- > > Jonathan Chen > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > "Opportunity does not knock, > > it presents itself when you beat down the door" - W.E. Channing