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Date:      Wed, 4 Dec 2013 15:55:29 +0100
From:      Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Thomas Mueller <mueller6724@bellsouth.net>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Ports via svn, make fetchindex and make compatibility with NetBSD
Message-ID:  <20131204145528.GV27759@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net>
In-Reply-To: <552767.35584.bm@smtp111.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
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On Tue, Dec 03, 2013 at 04:41:17AM -0800, Thomas Mueller wrote:

> Is it necessary to make fetchindex after downloading or updating the port=
s tree using svn?
>=20
> I have new installations of head and 10-stable where I so far can't conne=
ct to the Internet, though I can from Linux and NetBSD-current amd64.
>=20
> So I use subversion, built on NetBSD from pkgsrc, to checkout and update =
ports tree as well as system source tree.
>=20
> But I believe I can't run "make fetchindex" without Internet connection.
>=20
> Now I read that FreeBSD make has switched to bmake in the 10-stable and h=
ead branches.
>=20
> So could I run "make fetchindex" from NetBSD even if I don't attempt to a=
ctually build ports from NetBSD?
>=20
> I would have to point the MAKECONF to FreeBSD's /etc/make.conf rather tha=
n use NetBSD's /etc/mk.conf which is specific to NetBSD.
>=20
> Or is it safe to skip "make fetchindex" entirely?

It is safe :)

regards,
Bapt

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