Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 23:56:08 -0800 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: "Michael C. Shultz" <ringworm@inbox.lv> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portsdb and portupgrade causes errors Message-ID: <20041224075608.GA20653@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <200412232224.05536.ringworm@inbox.lv> References: <BAY103-DAV168EF45207FA3AA7CF758AA1A60@phx.gbl> <20041223214205.H17211@fez.hyperreal.org> <20041224055954.GA88304@xor.obsecurity.org> <200412232224.05536.ringworm@inbox.lv>
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On Thu, Dec 23, 2004 at 10:24:05PM -0800, Michael C. Shultz wrote:
> On Thursday 23 December 2004 09:59 pm, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 23, 2004 at 09:42:37PM -0800, Brian Behlendorf wrote:
> > > >run make fetchindex not make fetch index from /usr/ports
> > >
> > > Out of curiosity, why isn't the index included in the update
> > > normally?
> >
> > It changes dozens of times per day, and the deltas would be enormous.
> >
> > Kris
>=20
> Way back when, I used to get the INDEX when running cvsup unless
> I put it in the refuse file. Of coarse it was old and useless so one was=
=20
> better off building their own INDEX. So why cant we just receive the=20
> INDEX like we used to, but unlike before, l have it updated as often as=
=20
> is being done now?
^=20
EPARSE
Kris
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