Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 17:05:20 -0700 (MST) From: "Chad R. Larson" <chad@freeway.dcfinc.com> To: myke@ees.com (Mike Holling) Cc: kjhmdjd@ix.netcom.com, Freebsd-Stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Re-phrase of simple (?dumb) q. about ports Message-ID: <199812060005.RAA02255@freeway.dcfinc.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9812051514200.6184-100000@phluffy.fks.bt> from Mike Holling at "Dec 5, 98 03:16:13 pm"
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As I recall, Mike Holling wrote: > > So, my question: How do I cvsup a "stable" ports collection to go with my > > 2.2.8-STABLE system? Or doesn't it matter, or do I have to just ftp the > > port-stable directories, or ??? I can't find the answer to this in the > > handbook, etc. Thanks for your time! > > There is only one ports collection that is used for all versions of > FreeBSD. The other directories are just snapshots of the ports tree when > the release was made. This is documented somewhere, maybe in the cvsup > tutorial? But the question is still a good one. If a machine is running 2.2.7 (for example), it makes sense to cvsup the ports collection as of the time that version was released. Elsewise, you're gonna run into ELF vs a.out and other such confusions. -crl -- Chad R. Larson (CRL15) 602-953-1392 Brother, can you paradigm? chad@dcfinc.com chad@larsons.org chad@anasazi.com larson1@home.net DCF, Inc. - 14623 North 49th Place, Scottsdale, Arizona 85254-2207 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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