From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 23 10:24:45 2011 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 3102C106566B for ; Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:24:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mueller6727@bellsouth.net) Received: from fmailhost02.isp.att.net (fmailhost02.isp.att.net [204.127.217.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D5548FC0C for ; Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:24:44 +0000 (UTC) Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:24:42 +0000 (GMT) X-Comment: Sending client does not conform to RFC822 minimum requirements X-Comment: Date has been added by Maillennium Received: from localhost (adsl-68-210-172-143.sdf.bellsouth.net[68.210.172.143]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc02) with SMTP id <20111023102441H020058t6re>; Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:24:42 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [68.210.172.143] From: "Thomas Mueller" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org References: <4EA1411B.3050300@infracaninophile.co.uk> <4EA13FA9.9030405@my.gd> <201110221023.p9MAN4NW007056@smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk> <4EA29FA1.2040706@infracaninophile.co.uk> Message-Id: <20111023102445.3102C106566B@hub.freebsd.org> Cc: Subject: Re: csup: How do I know I have correct version? 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: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:24:45 -0000 from Matthew Seaman : > Don't define PORTSSUPFILE in /etc/make.conf if you're using portsnap(1). > Apart from anything else, typing 'make update' in /usr/src will attempt > to cvsup not just the system sources but as well any of PORTS, DOC where > you've defined a ...SUPFILE. > In fact, without PORTSUPFILE defined in /etc/make.conf typing 'make > update' in /usr/ports will invoke portsnap for you, so long as you > obtained the ports tree by 'portsnap fetch extract' originally. > Cheers, > Matthew Now I know better how 'make update' works, though I looked at that target in /usr/src/Makefile. I find from experience that updating ports by two different means makes a mess or at least doesn't work. In 9.0-BETA1, I tried 'portsnap fetch update' some time after having installed the ports tree from the bsdinstall. That didn't work, and I had to 'portsnap fetch' and 'portsnap extract' as if I had never installed the ports tree from the bsdinstall. I guess then I can install the docs by 'csup /usr/share/examples/doc-supfile' ? That would be simpler and easier than installing misc/freebsd-doc-en from the ports. Tom