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Subject: svn commit: r39695 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq
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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 -&gt; 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>