Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:08:45 -0600 From: eculp <eculp@encontacto.net> To: freebsd-ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>, Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-ports-local@be-well.ilk.org> Cc: freebsd-ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: I can't fetch or compile cvsup port on AMD64 Dec. snapshot Message-ID: <20080102100845.15567b9403elk2cc@intranet.encontacto.net> In-Reply-To: <44wsqs9rdz.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <20080102072816.32711bb7xs48lapw@intranet.encontacto.net> <44wsqs9rdz.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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Quoting Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-ports-local@be-well.ilk.org>: > eculp <eculp@encontacto.net> writes: > >> I'm trying to compile cvsup on an AMD64 snapshot but has a problem >> downloading all the emz3 stuff. Is there a precompiled AMD64 cvsup >> anywhere? I have the idea that the tree is stale but I've updated >> using portsnap and unless I have misunderstood the manual, it is up to >> date. >> >> Any suggestions, I'm stuck as far as using cvsup for upgrading all >> else seems to be OK. > > csup is in the base system, and is a more-or-less drop-in replacement > for cvsup -- *except* for the fact that it doesn't handle cvs trees > themselves. > > If you are maintaining a local cvs tree, you will need cvsup. I think > that updating just that one port's skeleton (and maybe the one for > cvsup also, though I don't think you'll need that) will be enough to > get cvsup running for your updates. You can get that update directly > from the FTP server, or from CVS Web. You can also get the package > directly; you'll need to specify the path (e.g., with PACKAGEROOT or > one of the other variables documented in the ports(7) manual) or fetch > it by hand. I can't give the exact details because you didn't mention > the version you were running, but for example the latest RELENG_6 > build is at > /ftp@ftp.freebsd.org:/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-6-stable/net/cvsup-= without-gui-16.1h_3.tbz Lowell, That did it, I'm happily updating all to the latest and greatest just =20 changed s/6-stable/8-current/ and all is well. It seems that one [or =20 more] of the ftp servers is off-line because I had to cycle through a =20 couple to get a connection. > Good luck Thanks, your answer was the good luck that I needed. ed >
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