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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 07:27:00 -0500 (EST)
From: Snob Art Genre <benedict@echonyc.com>
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Subject: Re: ports collection
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On Wed, 15 Jan 1997 mgessner@aristar.com wrote:

> Hello, all,
> 
> 	I've linked to the ports collection on my CD.  NOW what?  For
> lots of things, like lynx, there isn't a tgz file like pkg_add wants.
> What do you do with that?

The tgzs are on the first CD; that's the packages system.  Ports are on
the second CD; that's the ports collection.  Two different phenomena.  To
add a package, use mount the first disk and use pkg_add.  To add a program
from ports, use the ports links in /usr/ports with the second CD mounted
(cd to the directory corresponding to the port you want to add and type
make). 

> 
> 	TIA,
> 
> 		Matt
> 



 Ben