Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2013 06:54:58 GMT From: Jason Helfman <jgh@FreeBSD.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Cc: portmgr@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/180289: [patch] suggest bsdinstall and portsnap for installation methods of ports collection Message-ID: <201307050654.r656swcV083597@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201307050700.r65700kZ083841@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 180289 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [patch] suggest bsdinstall and portsnap for installation methods of ports collection >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Jul 05 07:00:00 UTC 2013 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Jason Helfman >Release: FreeBSD 10.0-CURRENT amd64 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD freefall.freebsd.org 10.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 10.0-CURRENT #0 r252008: Wed Jun 19 21:39:58 UTC 2013 peter@freefall.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/FREEFALL amd64 >Description: bsdinstall and portsnap are both viable solutions for installing the Ports Collection. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Index: en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/ports/installing.xml =================================================================== --- en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/ports/installing.xml (revision 42154) +++ en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/ports/installing.xml (working copy) @@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ <hr/> -<p>If you are installing FreeBSD from CD-ROM or an ftp site, the +<p>If you are installing &os; from CD-ROM or an ftp site, the <a href="&base;/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysinstall"><tt>sysinstall</tt></a> + or <a href="&base;/cgi/man.cgi?query=bsdinstall"><tt>bsdinstall</tt><a> application will allow you to install the Ports Collection directly.</p> <p>However, if you are not installing using that method, you may @@ -28,5 +29,9 @@ download the gzipped tarball</a> for the entire ports hierarchy. The size of the file is &ports.size;.</p> +<p>In addition to the aforementioned methods, you may use the + <a href="&base;/cgi/man.cgi?query=portsnap"><tt>portsnap</tt></a> + utility to install the latest hourly built Ports Collection snapshot.</p> + </body> </html> >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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