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Subject: Re: can't cd to /usr/ports/devel/libtool13
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> Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 15:15:40 -0500
> From: "Xn Nooby" <xnooby@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: can't cd to /usr/ports/devel/libtool13
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> Have you tried /sysutils/portmanager yet? If not, you could try
> > installing it and then running it, as root obviously, as thus:
> 
> 
> I'm trying to avoid portsnap and portmanager for now, since I don't really
> understand them - and they don't seem to be the official way (yet).  I
> actually wish there was just one method that everyone used, instead of 3 (or
> more), lol.
> 
> thanks!

Switch to Microsoft.  They're very thorough about eliminating your
ability to choose how to do things, and pretty much force you into
doing things the one official way.