From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 28 11:20:13 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 050A816A4CF for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:20:13 +0000 (GMT) Received: from out011.verizon.net (out011pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.135]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6202A43D1D for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:20:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from reso3w83@verizon.net) Received: from ringworm.mechee.com ([4.26.84.7]) by out011.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20050128112011.JXOI4717.out011.verizon.net@ringworm.mechee.com> for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2005 05:20:11 -0600 Received: by ringworm.mechee.com (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 4B41D2CE746; Fri, 28 Jan 2005 03:16:14 -0800 (PST) From: "Michael C. Shultz" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 03:16:12 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.7.2 References: <200501280236.06508.reso3w83@verizon.net> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200501280316.13616.reso3w83@verizon.net> X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out011.verizon.net from [4.26.84.7] at Fri, 28 Jan 2005 05:20:11 -0600 Subject: Re: Missing INDEX file in Ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:20:13 -0000 On Friday 28 January 2005 02:53 am, Michael Johnson wrote: > On Jan 28, 2005, at 5:36 AM, Michael C. Shultz wrote: > > On Friday 28 January 2005 12:39 am, Michael Johnson wrote: > >> On Jan 28, 2005, at 3:28 AM, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: Kent Stewart [mailto:kstewart@owt.com] > >>>> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 11:34 PM > >>>> To: Ted Mittelstaedt > >>>> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >>>> Subject: Re: Missing INDEX file in Ports > >>>> > >>>> On Thursday 27 January 2005 11:30 pm, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > >>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >>>>>> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Kent > >>>>>> Stewart Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 11:19 PM > >>>>>> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >>>>>> Cc: Ted Mittelstaedt > >>>>>> Subject: Re: Missing INDEX file in Ports > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Thursday 27 January 2005 11:00 pm, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > >>>>>>> Hi All, > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Has anyone seen this before, I just installed 4.11 and in > >>>>>>> /usr/ports typed make search key="ghostscript" and the > >>>>>>> machine went away for a couple hours to generate an INDEX > >>>>>>> file. (this is a P75, unfortunately) > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Has anyone else noticed the INDEX file is missing in the > >>>>>>> 4.11-RELEASE ports directory? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> If you cvsup ports-all, INDEX[-56] is deleted. You want to > >>>>>> cd /usr/ports > >>>>>> make fetchindex > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The fetch of a compressed file is much faster than generating > >>>>>> it > >>>>>> > >>>>>> :). > >>>>> > >>>>> Even faster would have been for it to be on the same CDROM that > >>>>> the rest of the ports directories were copied from. > >>>> > >>>> You would have to go to the cvsweb.cgi attic to find out how > >>>> many months > >>>> it has been removed from ports. > >>> > >>> Do you really think I care how long it's been removed? > >>> > >>> Your missing the point. INDEX is supposed to be in the RELEASES > >>> on the CDROMs because the CD's are supposed to be self-contained, > >>> ie: you should not require an Internet connection to get a > >>> complete install. Otherwise there's no point in even bothering > >>> to release the CDROMS in the first place. > >>> > >>> INDEX isn't in SNAPS and such because it makes no sense > >>> generating it for a ports tree that's open for committing since > >>> new ports could be added at any time. However the ports tree on > >>> the CDROM is static, not dynamic. > >>> > >>> Please note the following: > >>> > >>> http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.11R/schedule.html > >> > >> Yeah, I totally agree, INDEX should be included in ports.tar.gz > >> for at least RELEASES. > >> > >> Michael > > > > Won't "make index" work on the release CDs? Maybe they needed the > > space for something else? > > yeah, but including it would be easier for alot of people. Especially > people who > are using a slower computer. > I agree "make index" is no fun on a slow computer, but if space is a problem is it really a good idea to put generated files on the CD? -Mike