Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2026 03:09:24 +0000 From: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD-CURRENT <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Cc: Benedict Reuschling <bcr@freebsd.org> Subject: git-clone(1) after base 3e8619e535b6 for /usr/ports subdirectories Message-ID: <f3cdbfa2-1231-48f1-bf02-ae4f4dd96132@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <6961de2e.35403.46e0e7bf@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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With recent installations of FreeBSD-CURRENT, traditional use of git no longer works for /usr/ports. ---- root@sixteen:~ # git clone --depth 1 https://git.freebsd.org/ports.git /usr/ports fatal: destination path '/usr/ports' already exists and is not an empty directory. root@sixteen:~ # freebsd-version -kru ; uname -mvKU 16.0-CURRENT 16.0-CURRENT 16.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT #0 main-n283549-6d37c3db62ba: Mon Feb 2 12:11:20 UTC 2026 root@releng3.nyi.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/amd64.amd64/sys/GENERIC amd64 1600011 1600011 root@sixteen:~ ---- <https://freebsdfoundation.org/enhance-your-git-experience/>; (bcr) <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/ports/#ports-using-git-method>; <https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/commit/3e8619e535b61c99f0dc50cc6c7e237eb82a8be7>; | <https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=3e8619e535b61c99f0dc50cc6c7e237eb82a8be7>;home | help
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