Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 23:54:43 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: inspector.us@omicnet.com Cc: FBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Portupgrade; best bet? Message-ID: <20020325215443.GB37496@hades.hell.gr> In-Reply-To: <EAQNHGNKMIQO4W41VYSHC4ZZXUFAIF.3c9f77fc@inspector2> References: <EAQNHGNKMIQO4W41VYSHC4ZZXUFAIF.3c9f77fc@inspector2>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On 2002-03-25 11:18, inspector.us@omicnet.com wrote:
> Hello all;
>
> I have read the handbook section on cvsup. It's a little too much for me. I
> have installed the portupgrade utility. I could use a suggestion on how to
> [best] upgrade my ports collection, as I need XFree86-4.2.0.
Portupgrade and CVSup are two tools that do entirely different things.
You can use CVSup to keep your /usr/ports tree up to date and in sync with
the latest version of the ports tree available online. Then you can use
the ports tree and portupgrade to install/uninstall programs. Be careful
not to confuse these two entirely different tasks...
Giorgos Keramidas FreeBSD Documentation Project
keramida@{freebsd.org,ceid.upatras.gr} http://www.FreeBSD.org/docproj/
To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20020325215443.GB37496>