Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 11:01:16 -0400 From: wc_fbsd@xxiii.com To: "aaronvan@comcast.net" <aaronvan@comcast.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports upgrade question Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20060611105828.02e8d7b8@mailsvr.xxiii.com> In-Reply-To: <ef10de9a0606101811i44baa485t9cdb5b8e3ffdfce5@mail.gmail.co m> References: <061120060055.25234.448B69F4000776B2000062922205886360020E9002019D0E0E@comcast.net> <ef10de9a0606101811i44baa485t9cdb5b8e3ffdfce5@mail.gmail.com>
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>On 6/10/06, aaronvan@comcast.net <aaronvan@comcast.net> wrote: >>I'm a newbie running 6.1 stable and I have what may be several >>simple questions: What exactly is happening when I run "make index >>&& make readmes" after I upgrade my ports tree? Why aren't the >>indexes and readmes made when we run cvsup ports >You don't need to run make index... just cd into /usr/ports and type Better yet, don't screw with cvsup. "Portsnap" is standard equipment in 6.x. It's much faster, uses less bandwidth, and is even less load on the update server. And it does the indexes automatically. Just "man portsnap" or search the archives. -Wayne
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