Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 07:27:41 -0800 (PST) From: saravanan ganapathy <sarav_gsa@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: port update problem - newbie Message-ID: <20050121152741.3171.qmail@web51702.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <41F11523.6040600@locolomo.org>
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--- Erik Norgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org> wrote: > saravanan ganapathy wrote: > > > > Yah. I had a mistake and corrected. > > > > It takes longtime to update the ports. I am not > sure > > abt my config. Should I change anything else? > > How long it takes depends on the number of changes, > first time will > probably take a longer. You can speed up in two > ways: instead of > ports-all specify the parts you want updated. Or, > use a refuse file. > > The two methods work oposite: with the first you > actively select the > parts you want with refuse file you active select > the parts you don't want. > > I recommend the latter because some times the ports > tree is reorganized > and you won't get new groups if you use the first > method. > > Whichever you choose, sometimes you get surprised: I > found a nice tool > for converting chm-files to html in the chinese > collection!?? > Since I am very new to freebsd, I am not sure abt the ports collections which I don't want. I am trying to use freebsd for web hosting servers.Can you list the ports which are not useful for servers? How to use refuse file? Sarav __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
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