From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 25 16:10:24 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C26216A4CE for ; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:10:24 +0000 (GMT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C8E943D48 for ; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:10:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i8PGAOY3052165 for ; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:10:24 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i8PGAOwb052164; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:10:24 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:10:24 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200409251610.i8PGAOwb052164@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Gavin Atkinson Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7519A16A4CF for ; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:05:09 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail-gw0.york.ac.uk (mail-gw0.york.ac.uk [144.32.128.245]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A88F643D55 for ; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:05:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ga9@buffy.york.ac.uk) Received: from buffy.york.ac.uk (buffy.york.ac.uk [144.32.226.160]) by mail-gw0.york.ac.uk (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i8PG56N9020471 for ; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 17:05:06 +0100 (BST) Received: from buffy.york.ac.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by buffy.york.ac.uk (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id i8PCRkAI011228 for ; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 13:27:46 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from ga9@buffy.york.ac.uk) Received: (from ga9@localhost) by buffy.york.ac.uk (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id i8PCRkIB011227; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 13:27:46 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from ga9) Message-Id: <200409251227.i8PCRkIB011227@buffy.york.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 13:27:46 +0100 (BST) From: Gavin Atkinson To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: docs/72081: Updates to FAQ chapter 7 X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Gavin Atkinson List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:10:24 -0000 >Number: 72081 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Updates to FAQ chapter 7 >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Sep 25 16:10:23 GMT 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Gavin Atkinson >Release: FreeBSD 5.3-BETA2 i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD buffy.york.ac.uk 5.3-BETA2 FreeBSD 5.3-BETA2 #9: Mon Sep 6 15:59:27 BST 2004 root@buffy.york.ac.uk:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: A handful of updates to the User Applications section of the FAQ. Update for .tbz packages, update for location of packages on ftp sites, URL changes, and correct procedure for updating the ports collection ("ports upgrade kits" haven't existed for a long time...) >How-To-Repeat: N/A >Fix: (patch also at http://www.devrandom.co.uk/freebsd/faq7.diff) --- faq7.diff begins here --- Index: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/cvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.653 diff -u -r1.653 book.sgml --- doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml 22 Sep 2004 19:38:51 -0000 1.653 +++ doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml 24 Sep 2004 13:49:12 -0000 @@ -4804,7 +4804,7 @@ ports/ directory. We also support the concept of a - package, essentially no more than a gzipped + package, essentially no more than a compressed binary distribution with a little extra intelligence embedded in it for doing whatever custom installation work is required. A package can be installed and uninstalled @@ -4816,7 +4816,7 @@ post-configuration menu item) or invoke the &man.pkg.add.1; command on the specific package files you are interested in installing. Package files can usually be - identified by their .tgz suffix and + identified by their .tgz or .tbz suffix and CDROM distribution people will have a packages/All directory on their CD which contains such files. They can also be downloaded @@ -4835,11 +4835,21 @@ - for 5.X-CURRENT + for 5.X-RELEASE/5-STABLE - ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-5-current + url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-5-stable/"> + ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-5-stable + + + + + + for 6.X-CURRENT + + + ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6-current @@ -4886,7 +4896,7 @@ After installing the news/inn package or port, an excellent place to start is Dave + url="http://www.visi.com/~barr/INN.html">Dave Barr's INN Page where you will find the INN FAQ. @@ -4923,9 +4933,12 @@ If you are running a FreeBSD version that lags - significantly behind -CURRENT or -STABLE, you may need a ports - upgrade kit from - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/. If you are up to date, + significantly behind -CURRENT or -STABLE, you may need to update + your Ports Collection with &man.cvsup.1; + as described in the + Handbook. + If you are up to date, then someone might have committed a change to the port which works for -CURRENT but which broke the port for -STABLE. Please submit a bug report on this with the --- faq7.diff ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: