Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 20:36:05 -0700 (PDT) From: abram olson <dacia_icarus@yahoo.com> To: Josh Paetzel <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to update ports collection Message-ID: <20010711033605.32349.qmail@web13503.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <01071022323901.00349@mark9.vladsempire.net>
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awesome. Thanks Josh. Id read the section on cvsup but I was hesitant becasue I feared an hours and hours long download. I'll give it a go later tonight. Abe --- Josh Paetzel <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net> wrote: > On Tuesday 10 July 2001 22:06, abram olson wrote: > > Could I update the ports collection on my > 4.3-release > > machine from here: > > > > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-stable/ports/ > > > > If so, how? A url describing the procedure would > be > > great. > > > > I have to admit that I don't know the answer to that > question, but most > people update their ports using cvsup. There is a > section on using cvsup in > the handbook at www.freebsd.org/handbook. > > > Since I'm on a 56k, could I update just the > programs > > that I want updated? Would I just copy the files > in > > > > Cvsupping the ports and the source to -STABLE isn't > that big of a deal even > on a 56k. I think it took me about 40 minutes to go > from 4.2-RELEASE to > 4.3-STABLE the last time I did an install. > > > Josh > > > > x11/XFree86-4/ > > > > to my hd if I wanted to upgrade X to 4.1? > > > > Thanks for helping the newbie out folks. I want > to > > learn "the right way" to take care of my bsd > system. > > > > > > Abe > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail > > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body > of the message ===== Jesus saves. Allah forgives, Cthulu thinks you'd make a nice sandwich. ------------------------------------------ See my digital art at: http://www.foramenmagnum.net/images.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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