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Monah Baki <mbaki@nebula.whywire.net> writes:

> I recently upgraded my ports directory. I wanted to install packages using sysin
> stall, so I created a directory /usr/ports/packages and copied the index file to
>  it. However, when I run sysinstall and choose packages from an existing system
> (bash) I get an error:
> 
> Unable to fetch package bash-2.05b.007 from selected media. No package add will
> be done.
> 
>  I'm running Freebsd 5.1.

Why not just call pkg_add(1) by hand?