Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 16:00:41 -0500 From: "Pratt, Benjamin E." <bepratt@stcloudstate.edu> To: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Portage tree Message-ID: <4F752E686C8E04449DCB9FA7C3BD9674718118@EXCHANGE.campus.stcloudstate.edu>
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I'm not sure if this is the same thing that I've run a crossed but I'm new to FreeBSD as well. I'm running 4.8 on a system at home to try to learn. I was looking to install PHP and there's a port area for it /usr/ports/lang/php3 and I want to install PHP 4. I see it when I go to http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=3Dphp&stype=3Dall but it's = not on my system. I installed /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade and ran port upgrade (after updating the database) but the new ports weren't available on my system. Is there any way to update the /usr/ports/* area on my system. Ben=20 -----Original Message----- From: Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. [mailto:kdk@daleco.biz]=20 Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 3:51 PM To: Taulant Galimuna Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Portage tree Taulant Galimuna wrote: >Hi people, >I just wanted to ask you if there's a command to update the portage tree ? >becouse I saw qmail on the freebsd.org web and when I connect with >/stand/sysinstall it doesn't show it?! > >regards, >Taulant > It's probably that there isn't a *package* for qmail (but I'm just guessing, haven't checked.) The *port* is in /usr/ports/mail. I'd recommend installing cvsup-without-gui, which /stand/sysinstall should be able to find easily, as there is a package for that. I just put it on one back a week or so ago via sysinstall. After that, you just need a supfile (there is one pre-written in /usr/share/examples/cvsup/, you just pick the closest server and type it in...) and the command: $cvsup /path/to/my-ports-supfile It will update your local ports tree, and then it's a matter of: $cd /usr/ports/mail/qmail $make install clean and the rest is automagic. BTW, welcome to FreeBSD! Feel free to post questions to the questions list; occasionally people come on to remind us that this is just supposed to be a 'newbie' hangout ... chat about the OS, etc. HTH, Kevin Kinsey _______________________________________________ freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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