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Date:      Thu, 24 Feb 2000 14:21:52 -0500
From:      Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com>
To:        George Neville-Neil <gnn@neville-neil.com>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: What version OS do I need to sup the ports now?
Message-ID:  <20000224142152.G49578@shadow.blackdawn.com>
In-Reply-To: <200002241910.LAA02376@jchurch.meer.net>; from gnn@neville-neil.com on Thu, Feb 24, 2000 at 11:10:31AM -0800
References:  <200002241910.LAA02376@jchurch.meer.net>

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On Thu, Feb 24, 2000 at 11:10:31AM -0800, George Neville-Neil wrote:
> My machine is FreeBSD 3.3.  I gather I have to be running -current to
> run the latest ports?  Or will RELEASE work?

I tried the 34upgrade package, but that doesn't do the job.. the only
way to get around this problem is to make world.

You'll have to cvsup to the latest -STABLE beforehand.

> BTW I found no direct instructions nor anything on this in the FAQ on
> ports.

Yah.. somebody really should explain why this sort of thing happens.. on
one of the official documentation pages somewhere. :)

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Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com>
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