From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 27 11:03:54 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B0A2C16A4B3 for ; Sat, 27 Sep 2003 11:03:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns8.icdc.com (ns8.icdc.com [208.244.152.20]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7675C43FF3 for ; Sat, 27 Sep 2003 11:03:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from csmith@icdc.com) Received: from WAND (pool-141-158-57-118.phil.east.verizon.net [141.158.57.118]) by ns8.icdc.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with SMTP id h8RI5tIb010799; Sat, 27 Sep 2003 14:05:57 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <002301c38522$a2798100$1002a8c0@WAND> From: "Chauncey Smith" To: "Gil Agno Virtucio" , References: Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 14:10:28 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RE: Portage tree X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 18:03:54 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gil Agno Virtucio" To: Cc: 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