Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2023 08:17:32 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Jonathan Reynolds <jreynolds1729@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-git@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports tree bootstrap using git Message-ID: <CANCZdfqnavQbLatQ0N8PNYxouZ64AXdN4NpAVVWwQsR9KfRyUw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <ZDKk79oHs0EsOEh3@bsd> References: <ZDKk79oHs0EsOEh3@bsd>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Sun, Apr 9, 2023 at 5:43 AM Jonathan Reynolds <jreynolds1729@gmail.com> wrote: > I created a program that downloads the required files from > https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/plain/ to build and install > devel/git. It then uses the newly installed git to clone > the ports tree from https://git.freebsd.org/ports.git > > I opened a review at https://reviews.freebsd.org/D39472 > and seeking for reviewers. > I've added comments there: tl;dr: why not download the sources for git and use that to bootstrap by building git and snagging the ports tree that way? It would be a lot simpler and more direct. Warner [-- Attachment #2 --] <div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Apr 9, 2023 at 5:43 AM Jonathan Reynolds <<a href="mailto:jreynolds1729@gmail.com">jreynolds1729@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I created a program that downloads the required files from<br> <a href="https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/plain/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/plain/</a>; to build and install<br> devel/git. It then uses the newly installed git to clone<br> the ports tree from <a href="https://git.freebsd.org/ports.git" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://git.freebsd.org/ports.git</a><br>; <br> I opened a review at <a href="https://reviews.freebsd.org/D39472" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://reviews.freebsd.org/D39472</a><br>; and seeking for reviewers.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I've added comments there: tl;dr: why not download the sources for git and use</div><div>that to bootstrap by building git and snagging the ports tree that way? It would</div><div>be a lot simpler and more direct.</div><div><br></div><div>Warner <br></div></div></div>
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