From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 11 10:54:41 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8597A16A418 for ; Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:54:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-unix@embarqmail.com) Received: from mailrelay.embarq.synacor.com (mailrelay.embarq.synacor.com [208.47.184.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D96913C4D1 for ; Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:54:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-unix@embarqmail.com) X_CMAE_Category: 0,0 Undefined,Undefined X-CNFS-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=ZQa1t-Osh6AA:10 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=5Fx7p4NIitqzguujGD4A:9 a=BNKR5PUGFfcAMhFCyjrRTaY2yFQA:4 a=LY0hPdMaydYA:10 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Authentication-Results: smtp09.embarq.synacor.com smtp.mail=bsd-unix@embarqmail.com; spf=neutral Authentication-Results: smtp09.embarq.synacor.com smtp.user=rpratt1950@embarqmail.com; auth=pass (LOGIN) Received-SPF: neutral (smtp09.embarq.synacor.com: 76.6.195.87 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of embarqmail.com) Received: from [76.6.195.87] ([76.6.195.87:57064] helo=kt.weeeble.com) by mailrelay.embarq.synacor.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.1.21 r(19176)) with ESMTPA id 27/49-27059-F6920B74; Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:54:40 -0500 Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:54:38 -0500 From: Randy Pratt To: Jonathan McKeown Message-Id: <20080211055438.1ecedf10.bsd-unix@embarqmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200802111054.16115.jonathan+freebsd-questions@hst.org.za> References: <200802111054.16115.jonathan+freebsd-questions@hst.org.za> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.8 (GTK+ 2.12.7; i386-portbld-freebsd6.3) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Handbook out-of-date after csup/buildworld X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:54:41 -0000 On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:54:15 +0200 Jonathan McKeown wrote: > I have a machine which was initially installed from CD (including the source > tree). It's subsequently been updated with cvsup, and latterly csup, and the > make buildworld/make kernel/make installworld sequence described in the > handbook. > > I noticed last week that the handbook on this machine ``covers the > installation and day to day use of FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASE and FreeBSD > 5.3-RELEASE'' (it's actually running 6.3-RELEASE). > > Should the handbook be updated as part of building and installing world? No. It is another tree. > If so, what am I likely to have done wrong? > > If not, what do I need to do to get the handbook (and presumably the other > documentation) updated? > > (I'm assuming, possibly wrongly, that there's a method of updating the > installed documentation without grabbing the doc-all sup collection, > installing the documentation tools package from the ports tree, and building > it all from scratch). You are correct here. The documentation tools package is quite large and only needed if you are creating documentation. Docsnap is another method using the net/rsync port to pull in updates. Some information on usage is at http://docsnap.sk.freebsd.org/ . Its really quite easy. HTH, Randy --