Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 21:11:26 -0800 From: Mike Maltese <mike@pcmedx.com> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Cc: Tadimeti Keshav <keshav_tadimeti@yahoo.co.uk> Subject: Re: download of all ports Message-ID: <4042C5FE.10009@pcmedx.com> In-Reply-To: <20040301045521.63293.qmail@web25003.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> References: <20040301045521.63293.qmail@web25003.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>
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Tadimeti Keshav wrote: >the cd contains only the ports skeletons. >What I want is the complete sources for all >applications. > >CVSup, I believe, will only make the source sets >uptodate. > > That's correct, but you said the *ports tree*, not the source for every port in the tree. My question is, why would you want the source for the 10,000+ ports? Are you really planning on installing anywhere close to that many? Heck, between my workstation and my server I probably only have around 300 unique ports installed. I'd also think it would take *several* CD's to hold the entire tree's sources. > --- Mike Maltese <mike@pcmedx.com> wrote: > Tadimeti >Keshav wrote: > > >>>Hi all >>>I use a dial-up connection to connect to the >>> >>> >>internet. >> >> >>>Thus it is painful to install via ports. Has anyone >>>down loaded the entire PORTS tree and would like to >>>distribute it via CD-ROM? I use FreeBSD 5.1. I am >>> >>>
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