From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 23 01:30:52 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DED6106564A for ; Wed, 23 May 2012 01:30:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mueller23@insightbb.com) Received: from mail.insightbb.com (smtp2.insight.synacor.com [208.47.185.24]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B30138FC14 for ; Wed, 23 May 2012 01:30:51 +0000 (UTC) X_CMAE_Category: 0,0 Undefined,Undefined X-CNFS-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=wrhXgJ9nkwt8TTMNKhvCqF8fuZ+h8jNBlvD3crutgKE= c=1 sm=0 a=NKak1Zy_U9wA:10 a=FKkrIqjQGGEA:10 a=4akNS2quZTYA:10 a=jLN7EqiLvroA:10 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=0wQVMjYSAAAA:8 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=38fVbI_EPPiBvGugP70A:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=hWxbGAk4Mo4A:10 a=SV7veod9ZcQA:10 a=6HS/Esr6SxOSn4gf+UdElA==:117 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Authentication-Results: smtp02.insight.synacor.com header.from=mueller23@insightbb.com; sender-id=softfail Authentication-Results: smtp02.insight.synacor.com smtp.mail=mueller23@insightbb.com; spf=softfail; sender-id=softfail Received-SPF: softfail (smtp02.insight.synacor.com: transitional domain insightbb.com does not designate 10.51.1.65 as permitted sender) Received: from [10.51.1.65] ([10.51.1.65:40692] helo=md03.insight.synacor.com) by mail.insightbb.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.40 r(29895/29896)) with ESMTP id 1B/A4-04805-4CD3CBF4; Tue, 22 May 2012 21:30:45 -0400 Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 21:30:44 -0400 (EDT) From: Thomas Mueller To: freebsd@dreamchaser.org Message-ID: <1800315639.3547775.1337736644930.JavaMail.root@md03.insight.synacor.com> In-Reply-To: <4FBC1B06.6060102@dreamchaser.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Originating-IP: [74.134.26.53] X-Mailer: Zimbra 6.0.8_GA_2685 (zclient/6.0.8_GA_2685) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portsnap update won't update original /usr/ports 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: Wed, 23 May 2012 01:30:52 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary Aitken To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Tue, 22 May 2012 19:02:30 -0400 (EDT) Subject: portsnap update won't update original /usr/ports According to the handbook, one can do portsnap fetch portsnap update and the update will work with a previously created ports tree; I presume this includes one created during system install. However, when I attempted this, portsnap complained: /usr/ports was not created by portsnap. You must run 'portsnap extract' before running 'portsnap update'. Is there a way to use portsnap against this tree, or must I delete the existing /usr/ports and do an extract first? Thanks, Gary ---- My response: ---- I screwed up this way too, when I downloaded the USB memstick image for FreeBSD 9.0_BETA1 and later, BETA2, I installed the ports from that, which worked to my disadvantage when I later ran "portsnap fetch update". I wound up deleting /usr/ports/* and starting fresh, may not necessarily have had to delete the ports tree. But now it works. Now I wonder if it's feasible to switch between "portsnap fetch update" and csup , or if it's strictly one or the other. I am at webmail interface, which strongly favors top-posting over bottom-posting; feel more comfortable with vi editor.