From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 7 17:26:42 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC04716A418 for ; Fri, 7 Sep 2007 17:26:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cothrige@gmail.com) Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.184]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8963213C465 for ; Fri, 7 Sep 2007 17:26:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cothrige@gmail.com) Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id k4so434199nfd for ; Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:26:41 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=qp/jqzirkecoJ/Ua9QumNMFw/83Y/yVx3iZIAgGINkE=; b=oU8IDyboEOgkR9memvyGzL7fbQbmctNqvvKb0pzJAwRyH90Ybu+qeEjph7FatRuMvz1fqrItH7IS0RiCZATueNxai5jMZdcrwjjYZBoAJehoBP8udYWosLBclHVZHwiPkUXj12lr5adPfdTa/0/K8pJcsIqbI5pLXtup9Fycsvg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=CVHP7uFbgqRBcQkmwvd8mj3aLxbq7pL43tEN11cG22snkdxyTl/eVFcflwb82QEPITaKCRcN9uY2b6y9U5onMItZTMtUgHA6Xd5l6NvkqdPAmAIyws+9h+sgWvuFwsl/uCO8qNOhYSyiwUSI7gjm1Zv+LE42hHC7j7/2ksrDKx0= Received: by 10.78.180.18 with SMTP id c18mr873963huf.1189186000887; Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:26:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.78.75.19 with HTTP; Fri, 7 Sep 2007 10:26:40 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 12:26:40 -0500 From: cothrige To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20070907162537.GD41464@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <46E0ED32.4020409@pacific.net.sg> <20070907162537.GD41464@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> Subject: Re: Newbie questions about updating 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, 07 Sep 2007 17:26:43 -0000 On 9/7/07, Jerry McAllister wrote: > On Fri, Sep 07, 2007 at 10:53:09AM -0500, cothrige wrote: > > > Sorry. What I really had in mind was the ports tree itself, which I > > had an option during install to add. BTW, I answered yes to this and > > so had that which was on the 6.2 install disc. Based on the other > > responses, it is looking like perhaps that is not the best method, and > > maybe I should have skipped that and then added the ports after the > > install using cvsup or such. This is certainly a good thing to know > > for the future, though as of right now I am dealing with the disc > > install method. > > No. You were right to choose yes. > That just installs the ports tree skeleton. It does not install > any actual ports. Then when you do a csup tag=. for the ports tree, > then it updates that tree. But you would still have to update > the ports from the tree that you have chosen to install. What exactly is the best method for the new install when it comes to ports? I should say yes to installing the ports tree, but then how should I go forward at that point? For instance, should I immediately run csup when booting into the new system before actually installing anything from ports? Will that speed things up in the end, or make for greater stability? > The ports tree from one version of the OS to the next is not > particularly different. It is just instructions on how to get > the source and build the port (including dependant ports). It > gets a little out of date now and then as the list of files that > need to be downloaded or build procedured change, so it need > a csup update now and then. But what that csup does is update > the skeleton, not the actual ports. That is a subsequent step. Cool, that makes sense. I suppose right now it is a matter of figuring out just getting used to how to handle the system and know that I am carrying out the correct steps, or at least the most reliable steps, in the most beneficial order. Thanks, Patrick