Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 13:33:18 -0400 From: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> To: Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> Cc: Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@missouri.edu>, dhw@freebsd.org, FreeBSD Ports List <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How to check out ports Message-ID: <CAF6rxgmW6d3_2czGaiEhxpjxctye17jjsGuXoEff3%2BNO7cgDKA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <6DE237A2D4133FBAED25FC26@localhost> References: <6DE237A2D4133FBAED25FC26@localhost>
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On 2 October 2012 12:23, Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> wrote: > Are we supposed to be using cvs or svn to check out ports now? If cvs, I'm > getting prompted for a password which fails. There are a lot of answers to this question, and things are in the midst of changing. The as close to official answer as possible is: - use portsnap for most use cases - use svn directly if you need custom patches to the ports tree - use CTM if you prefer getting patches by email (this is a rarer use case) - I'm not certain about the status if ports-mtm/portshaker - but it should be using one of the first two methods. everything else: cvsup, csup, CVS is *going away* and is considered a *legacy* method. If you don't already use them, don't start. please keep in mind that this is all in flux at the moment and even the handbook may be *wrong.* The ports and documentation team are working hard to get this all sorted out, but it is a time of change. :) -- Eitan Adler
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