Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 18:34:01 +0200 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@apropo.ro> To: Dino Vliet <dino_vliet@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: proxy problems when updating ports Message-ID: <20040210183401.0dc4aef7@it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro> In-Reply-To: <20040210162509.86515.qmail@web40101.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20040210162509.86515.qmail@web40101.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 08:25:09 -0800 (PST) Dino Vliet <dino_vliet@yahoo.com> wrote: > I can't use the cvsup method of updating my ports > collection because I'm behind a proxy server and no > matter what I try (like putting HTTP_PROXY = my.proxy > in my environment as superuser and rerunning cvsup), > my system can't seem to connect..... > > Is there another way of obtaining the same? Use CTM: /usr/share/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ctm.html > In the handbook, you could use /stand/sysinstall. But > if I do that, what files under /usr/ports do I have to > backup (like /usr/ports/distfile for instance..) > Will that work? If I just use /stand/sysinstall to > copy the whole ports collection again (I then use the > http proxy as installation medium...) Read again, you haven't got it right. -- IOnut Unregistered ;) FreeBSD user
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