From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 31 23:03:41 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC59337B401 for ; Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:03:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.cordis.lu (mail.cordis.lu [212.190.217.57]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 962A243FAF for ; Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:03:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from a.carter@cordis.lu) Received: from mailsvr.intrasoft.lu (mail.intrasoft.lu [212.190.217.251]) by mail.cordis.lu (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h3175qqE027922; Tue, 1 Apr 2003 09:05:52 +0200 Received: by mail.intrasoft.lu with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2656.59) id ; Tue, 1 Apr 2003 09:00:33 +0200 Received: from intra241.intrasoft.lu (212.190.217.170 [212.190.217.170]) by mailsvr.intrasoft.lu with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2656.59) id HXZK8RT7; Tue, 1 Apr 2003 09:00:29 +0200 From: CARTER Anthony To: Joel Rees , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Organization: Intrasoft Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 09:08:25 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.5 References: <20030401145501.F8EE.JOEL@alpsgiken.gr.jp> In-Reply-To: <20030401145501.F8EE.JOEL@alpsgiken.gr.jp> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200304010908.25486.a.carter@intrasoft.lu> X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-126.1 required=4.0 tests=EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES, REPLY_WITH_QUOTES,USER_AGENT,USER_IN_WHITELIST version=2.50 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.50 (1.173-2003-02-20-exp) Subject: Re: latest version of ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 07:03:42 -0000 they go in /usr/ports/distfiles use cvsupit (/usr/ports/net/cvsupit) to update ALL for 5.0-CURRENT. when updating, do a portupgrade -rRa (you have to install portupgrade from ports) to update all your progs... easy 123 For fresh OS, read /usr/src/UPDATING but, in brief: cd /usr/src make buildworld KERNCONF=YOURKERNELFILE make buildkernal KERNCONF=YOURKERNELFILE make installkernal KERNCONF=YOURKERNELFILE reboot to single user mode (hit key at prompt, type boot -s) mergemaster -p mount -u / mount -a cd /usr/src make installworld KERNCONF=YOURKERNELFILE mergemaster But please read the file mentioned above first... Anthony Carter On Tuesday 01 April 2003 08:00, Joel Rees wrote: > I'm sure I'll get a RTFM on this one, but I'd appreciate it, since my > search skills don't get me to the right place. > > What's the standard thing to do when installing the latest/greatest, > fressh from the ssource of ports (like freebsd 4.3)? Is it reasonable to > unpack the tarball in the ports directory? Or is that more liable to > confuse things later, and is it therefore preferable to put them > someplace like /usr/local, where they tend to want to go anyway?