Date: Sat, 6 May 2000 22:41:15 +0100 From: Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk> To: Robert B <cgibin@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Cant install Lynx from Ports collection Message-ID: <20000506224115.W79359@strontium.scientia.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20000506194402.86971.qmail@hotmail.com> References: <20000506194402.86971.qmail@hotmail.com>
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Robert B wrote: > I kinda figured that was the case. What is the best way to update a single > port via ftp i.e \usr\ports\www\lynx? I'm not sure what those backslashes are doing in there, they should probably be slashes. Anyway, to update a single port I think you'll have to use FTP. Dig around on the FreeBSD ftp site, you should be able to find where the ports are. You probably don't want to update a single port though, it's easier to update it all at once, see below: > Also whats the best way to update the compleate ports collection via > ftp? You don't, cvsup is designed for this. See the example supfiles under /usr/share/examples/cvsup, and install the cvsup port or package (I think the cvsup-bin port might be better as you won't have to install Modula-3 as well). -- Ben Smithurst / ben@scientia.demon.co.uk / PGP: 0x99392F7D To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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