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Subject: Re: I want to upgrade an old (8.3-RC2) FReeBSD installation,
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> > Or download the src tarballs from a current release from one of the
> > FTP mirrors?

> > Or, if currently on a -RELEASE, use freebsd-update first?

> Subject says the system is 8.3-RC2 ... so not on a -RELEASE

--
> Michelle Sullivan
> http://www.mhix.org/

Would it not be possible to download src tree in tgx, tbz or txz form from a release such as 10.0?  I think it would be txz.

I just browsed without downloading on ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/

That will lead you to where you can download either source tree (src.txz) or binary sets, your choice between 10.0-STABLE, 11-current, 10.0-RELEASE.

For ports tree, I believe you can download with svnlite, included with FreeBSD >= 10.0, or portsnap.

Both of these are part of the base system unless you specifically disable building them.

Tom