Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 08:04:19 -0400 From: Leonard Zettel <zettel@acm.org> To: Oliver Eikemeier <eikemeier@fillmore-labs.com> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Handbook 4.2 - ports overview Message-ID: <200408180804.19820.zettel@acm.org> In-Reply-To: <67274138-F0F9-11D8-A951-00039312D914@fillmore-labs.com> References: <67274138-F0F9-11D8-A951-00039312D914@fillmore-labs.com>
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On Wednesday 18 August 2004 05:31 am, Oliver Eikemeier wrote: > Leonard Zettel wrote: > > Diff attached. Material viewable at > > > > http://www.lenzettel.com/FreeBSD/documentation/books/handbook/ports/ports > >-overview. html > > > > Questions, comments, criticisms? > > > > + and installing an application by using a handful of simple > > commands. A > > + port is generally part of a file structure called a > > + <emphasis>ports tree</emphasis>.</para> > > Shouldn't it be _the_ ports tree here? Well, this struggling newbie, using vanilla stuff lying around, has managed to get at least three examples of what he would call ports trees on his system. One is for executables, and two are connected with documentation. This led me to say "a". -LenZ-
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