From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 18 22:26:19 2005 Return-Path: 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 6D46116A4D1 for ; Wed, 18 May 2005 22:26:19 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp1.suscom.net (smtp1.suscom.net [64.78.119.248]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E71A643D8B for ; Wed, 18 May 2005 22:26:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard-seibert@suscom.net) Received: from localhost (smtp1 [127.0.0.1]) by smtp1.suscom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF147D82EB for ; Wed, 18 May 2005 18:26:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtp1.suscom.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp1 [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with SMTP id 06079-09 for ; Wed, 18 May 2005 18:26:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: from Gerard (ip47.232.susc.suscom.net [216.45.232.47]) by smtp1.suscom.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 39FCDD82D1 for ; Wed, 18 May 2005 18:26:14 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 18:26:19 -0400 (Eastern Standard Time) From: Gerard Seibert To: freebsd-questions Message-ID: X-X-Sender: beerstud@spamcop.net@mail.cesmail.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new .250 at suscom.net Subject: Purpose of INDEX file X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Gerard Seibert List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 22:26:19 -0000 I know that 'portupgrade' uses the INDEX file. What I am not sure of, is if I need the file if I am not using 'portupgrade'. I use 'portmanager' which claims it does not require the INDEX file. If I do not need it, then I assume it is safe to not bother building it or fetching one. Does the INDEX file serve any other purpose? -- Thanks! Gerard Seibert gerard-seibert@suscom.net