Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:08:27 GMT From: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: c5f5a82112 - main - FAQ: Update bits about getting a ports tree Message-ID: <202104191008.13JA8Rng066319@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by 0mp: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=c5f5a82112f0de78da06ae73c19e4c99d4bb3111 commit c5f5a82112f0de78da06ae73c19e4c99d4bb3111 Author: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2021-04-19 10:00:11 +0000 Commit: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2021-04-19 10:00:11 +0000 FAQ: Update bits about getting a ports tree - Link to the portsnap manual - Replace Subversion with Git --- documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc index d7e05aa380..c5829704e8 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc @@ -837,12 +837,12 @@ Most ports should work on all supported versions of FreeBSD. Those that do not a FreeBSD supports compressed binary packages to easily install and uninstall ports. Use man:pkg[7] to control the installation of packages. [[how-do-download-ports-tree]] -=== How do I download the Ports tree? Should I be using Subversion? +=== How do I download the Ports tree? Should I be using Git? Any of the methods listed here work: -* Use portsnap for most use cases. Refer to link:{handbook}#ports-using/[Using the Ports Collection] for instructions on how to use this tool. -* Use Subversion if custom patches to the ports tree are needed or if running FreeBSD-CURRENT. Refer to link:{handbook}#svn/[Using Subversion] for details. +* Use man:portsnap[8] for most use cases. Refer to link:{handbook}#ports-using/[Using the Ports Collection] for instructions on how to use this tool. +* Use Git if custom patches to the ports tree are needed or if running FreeBSD-CURRENT. Refer to link:{handbook}mirrors/#git[Using Git] for details. [[ports-4x]] === Why can I not build this port on my {rel2-relx} -, or {rel-relx} -STABLE machine?
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