Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 14:56:57 -0500 From: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org> To: Mike Dewhirst <Dewhirst.M@UCLES.org.uk> Cc: "'questions@freebsd.org'" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: port/ftp question Message-ID: <20020227145657.A65522@blackhelicopters.org> In-Reply-To: <0B0368CED76DD4118E1200D0B73E9B5D02AFD091@MAIL1>; from Dewhirst.M@UCLES.org.uk on Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 07:30:12PM -0000 References: <0B0368CED76DD4118E1200D0B73E9B5D02AFD091@MAIL1>
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CVSup is not that difficult to fire up. Install /usr/ports/net/cvsup. Ping several CVSup mirrors in your home country, so you know which one is closest. There's a list in the Handbook. Once cvsup is installed, you can upgrade your ports collection by doing: cvsup -h cvsupX.countrycode.freebsd.org /usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile This will upgrade your whole ports tree to the latest available version. ==ml On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 07:30:12PM -0000, Mike Dewhirst wrote: > I want to get the latest port of postgresql7 > (/branches/-current/ports/databases/postgresql7). On my box I only have > 7.1.3, but 7.2 is available (not as a package). > > I've never used cvsup, but understand it's quite involved to get going. > > I can't work out how to get the port files using fetch. > > I don't know how to dl a whole dir using ftp. > > I'm pretty desperate (in terms of time) in getting this going. > > If somebody could suggest a good solution, point me in the right direction, > etc, I would be very greatful. > > Thanks in advance, > > Mike > > > > '' > > > =********************************************************** > > If you are not the intended recipient, employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination or copying of this communication and its attachments is strictly prohibited. > > If you have received this communication and its attachments in error, please return the original message and attachments to the sender using the reply facility on e-mail. > > Internet communications are not secure and therefore the UCLES Group does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the UCLES Group unless otherwise specifically stated. > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses although this does not guarantee that this email is virus free. > > **********************************************************= > -- Michael Lucas mwlucas@FreeBSD.org, mwlucas@BlackHelicopters.org my FreeBSD column: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/q/Big_Scary_Daemons http://www.blackhelicopters.org/~mwlucas/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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