From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Dec 20 13:52:34 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3289937B401 for ; Fri, 20 Dec 2002 13:52:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from sigma.freebsdhackers.net (loaks-171-199.goldengate.net [216.250.171.199]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7DB0C43EDC for ; Fri, 20 Dec 2002 13:52:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from shane@freebsdhackers.net) Received: by sigma.freebsdhackers.net (Postfix, from userid 1099) id 6440552E; Fri, 20 Dec 2002 15:52:04 -0600 (CST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sigma.freebsdhackers.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 40F6A4FB; Fri, 20 Dec 2002 15:52:04 -0600 (CST) Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 15:52:01 -0600 (CST) From: Shane Kinney To: "David S. Jackson" Cc: Ali Nasseh , "" Subject: Re: problem with installing new ports In-Reply-To: <20021220202011.GH17554@sylvester.dsj.net> Message-ID: <20021220153644.A46131-100000@sigma.freebsdhackers.net> References: <20021220172301.62758.qmail@web10304.mail.yahoo.com> <20021220180426.GE17554@sylvester.dsj.net> <20021220130651.A45818-100000@sigma.freebsdhackers.net> <20021220202011.GH17554@sylvester.dsj.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, 20 Dec 2002, David S. Jackson wrote: > On Fri, Dec 20, 2002 at 01:16:29PM -0600 Shane Kinney wrote: > > This method will work just fine, however: Please be aware that > > if you do not continue to update your ports tree, eventually the same > > problem will happen to every port you attempt to install. The problem > > will also arise that when you go to the site to download the tarball > > and you notice that there is a newer version that contains bug fixes, > > security patches or general performance/enhancements. If you get the > > new version rather than the version that is specified in your Makefile, > > you will have MD5 Checksum issues. > > > > It is still in your and your computers best interst to update your ports > > tree, keeping you safe from other nasty issues. :) Good luck. > I completely agree. There are times, though, when cvsupping sources and > ports can be a bigger PITA than just finding an older tarball. I also agree with on that. -Sometimes- you just wanna get one package. But just for all the other user out there who read this, what I had say, is just a good practice to get into. No one wants to have their system 0wn3d 'cause they installed a old bug filled port. > If there is an easier way to make pkgdb -F complete its job successfully > and not terminate with errors, I'm all ears by the way. :-) I'm not too sure on this one. I don't really use any of the `pkg' utilities ;) Someone else might be able to help with that. ~Shane PGP Key: http://www.freebsdhackers.net/pgp -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE+A5EEtGSLUf7ussURAuS+AJ9Tt8xA7dM2ddJEtmeJ11cK+zTodgCeODiU tRlCQmH2+8EwfGreW5DGVHo= =A167 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message