From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG  Sun Jul 26 17:23:42 2009
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50C7F106566C
	for <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>; Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:23:42 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from barbara.xxx1975@libero.it)
Received: from cp-out4.libero.it (cp-out4.libero.it [212.52.84.104])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 168878FC08
	for <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>; Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:23:41 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from barbara.xxx1975@libero.it)
Received: from libero.it (192.168.17.5) by cp-out4.libero.it (8.5.107)
	id 4A6742FD002B3580; Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:23:40 +0200
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:23:40 +0200
Message-Id: <KNEGBG$E667EE466A163B4EED7532088A5BF08C@libero.it>
MIME-Version: 1.0
X-Sensitivity: 3
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
From: "barbara" <barbara.xxx1975@libero.it>
To: "maurovale" <maurovale@gmail.com>
X-XaM3-API-Version: 4.3 (R1) (B3pl25)
X-SenderIP: 87.18.215.170
Cc: freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>,
	"glen.j.barber" <glen.j.barber@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: FreeBSD-8 and portsnap
X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current
	<freebsd-current.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-current-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-current-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current>,
	<mailto:freebsd-current-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:23:42 -0000

> 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=3Dkde4 (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