Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 08:50:25 -0800 From: Joseph Scott <joseph.scott@owp.csus.edu> To: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: staying current with ports... Message-ID: <38245C51.109942B9@owp.csus.edu> References: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9911061325020.700-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > > Is cvsupping ports the same as DLing the 7 meg .tgz file with the > ports collection in it? > > -jonathon > In a word, no. The idea is that you just get the differences between the current ports collection and your version of the ports collection. The amount of data transferred depends on how much has changed in the ports collection since your version. Joseph Scott joseph.scott@owp.csus.edu The Office Of Water Programs - CSU Sacramento To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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