Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 14:10:28 -0400 From: "Chauncey Smith" <csmith@icdc.com> To: "Gil Agno Virtucio" <gihl@nesic.com.ph>, <bepratt@stcloudstate.edu> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RE: Portage tree Message-ID: <002301c38522$a2798100$1002a8c0@WAND> References: <web-3969577@digitelone.com>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Gil Agno Virtucio" <gihl@nesic.com.ph> To: <bepratt@stcloudstate.edu> Cc: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 9:20 PM Subject: RE: RE: Portage tree > You'll propably need to use cvsup to do this. If you dont > have it installed in your system you can install it from > the ports. > > As root do : > # cd /usr/ports/net/cvsup-without-gui/ > # make install clean && rehash > > > then you can view and edit this file to give you an > overview of what you need to do. > > # more /usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile > > > then after that you can copy it to anywhere yo want and > edit it in my case i ussualy put it in tmp but you can put > the config file where ever you wish. > > # cp /usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile > /tmp/ports-sup > # cd /tmp && cvsup -g -L 2 ports-sup > > This is what you need for the cvsup file.. just edit the > "*default host=" to which ever cvsup mirror is closer to > your location > > example : > > # Ports update sup file.. > *default host=cvsup1.us.freebsd.org > *default base=/usr > *default prefix=/usr > *default release=cvs tag=. > *default delete use-rel-suffix > *default compress > ports-all > > > hope this helps... > > > btw Welcome to the FreeBSD World!!! You can actually update the ports tree in 3 ways I've found and I used them all at different stages of my FreeBSD Experience. The first way I found maybe a little strange but I did it from /stand/sysinstall. Before I started I deleted the ports tree. I then ran /stand/sysinstall and the media option to FTP. I then went into configure then distributions. From there I can select ports. A new tree is built after the FTP is completed. This method isn't advanced or anything but it's the way I did it at first. Second way I found was to FTP to the ftp.freebsd.org and poke around. I never remembered the correct path but eventually I found ports.tgz file. I was able to get that file then delete the old tree and then untar the file and bang once again new ports tree. The last and the current method I use is the CVSup process as described above. This is the most advanced IMHO and it has the advantage of being cronable (is that a word? The ability to be placed in to a cron and done automatically). The best part about that is you spend less time actually playing with the computer and more time using the computer. And adding ports. I hope that someone finds this post helpful. Chauncey Smith
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