Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2012 20:33:02 +0000 (UTC) From: Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r39695 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq Message-ID: <201210072033.q97KX2Z9065751@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: eadler (src,ports committer) Date: Sun Oct 7 20:33:01 2012 New Revision: 39695 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/39695 Log: Adapt a mailing list post of mine into an FAQ. And you all thought I could only remove FAQ questions! Approved by: bcr Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Sun Oct 7 20:32:58 2012 (r39694) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Sun Oct 7 20:33:01 2012 (r39695) @@ -4215,6 +4215,35 @@ kern.timecounter.hardware: TSC -> i82 </qandaentry> <qandaentry> + <question id="how-do-download-ports-tree"> + <para>How do I download the Ports tree? Should I be using + SVN?</para> + </question> + + <answer> + <para>Any of the methods listed here work:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Use portsnap for most use cases.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use SVN directly if you need custom patches + to the ports tree.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use CTM if you prefer getting patches + by email (this is a rarer use case).</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para>Any other method should be considered a + legacy method. If you do not already use them, + do not start.</para> + </answer> + </qandaentry> + + <qandaentry> <question id="configure-inn"> <para>How do I configure INN (Internet News) for my machine?</para>
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