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Date:      Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:23:40 +0200
From:      "barbara" <barbara.xxx1975@libero.it>
To:        "maurovale" <maurovale@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, "glen.j.barber" <glen.j.barber@gmail.com>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD-8 and portsnap
Message-ID:  <KNEGBG$E667EE466A163B4EED7532088A5BF08C@libero.it>
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> Hi, I can also confirm thist, after isntaling FreeBSD 8 and doing
> portsnap fetch, then portsnap extract,
>
> If I do:
>
> cd /usr/ports
>
> then:
>
> make search name=kde4 (for example)
>
> It says there is no index, to make fetchindex.
>
> If I make fetchindex it works ok.
>
> But also works if I type again:
>
> portsnap extract
>
> Only occurs with a fresh install and in the first time you do portsnap
> fetch, portsnap extract.
>
> Hope it helps

You are correct.
That's why initially the file exists.
But then it will not be updated by portsnap.

Barbara
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