Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 03:16:12 -0800 From: "Michael C. Shultz" <reso3w83@verizon.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Missing INDEX file in Ports Message-ID: <200501280316.13616.reso3w83@verizon.net> In-Reply-To: <D46C8AA6-711A-11D9-B813-000A95BB7150@ahze.net> References: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNKECMFAAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> <200501280236.06508.reso3w83@verizon.net> <D46C8AA6-711A-11D9-B813-000A95BB7150@ahze.net>
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On Friday 28 January 2005 02:53 am, Michael Johnson wrote: > On Jan 28, 2005, at 5:36 AM, Michael C. Shultz wrote: > > On Friday 28 January 2005 12:39 am, Michael Johnson wrote: > >> On Jan 28, 2005, at 3:28 AM, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: Kent Stewart [mailto:kstewart@owt.com] > >>>> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 11:34 PM > >>>> To: Ted Mittelstaedt > >>>> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >>>> Subject: Re: Missing INDEX file in Ports > >>>> > >>>> On Thursday 27 January 2005 11:30 pm, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > >>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >>>>>> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Kent > >>>>>> Stewart Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 11:19 PM > >>>>>> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >>>>>> Cc: Ted Mittelstaedt > >>>>>> Subject: Re: Missing INDEX file in Ports > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Thursday 27 January 2005 11:00 pm, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > >>>>>>> Hi All, > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Has anyone seen this before, I just installed 4.11 and in > >>>>>>> /usr/ports typed make search key="ghostscript" and the > >>>>>>> machine went away for a couple hours to generate an INDEX > >>>>>>> file. (this is a P75, unfortunately) > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Has anyone else noticed the INDEX file is missing in the > >>>>>>> 4.11-RELEASE ports directory? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> If you cvsup ports-all, INDEX[-56] is deleted. You want to > >>>>>> cd /usr/ports > >>>>>> make fetchindex > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The fetch of a compressed file is much faster than generating > >>>>>> it > >>>>>> > >>>>>> :). > >>>>> > >>>>> Even faster would have been for it to be on the same CDROM that > >>>>> the rest of the ports directories were copied from. > >>>> > >>>> You would have to go to the cvsweb.cgi attic to find out how > >>>> many months > >>>> it has been removed from ports. > >>> > >>> Do you really think I care how long it's been removed? > >>> > >>> Your missing the point. INDEX is supposed to be in the RELEASES > >>> on the CDROMs because the CD's are supposed to be self-contained, > >>> ie: you should not require an Internet connection to get a > >>> complete install. Otherwise there's no point in even bothering > >>> to release the CDROMS in the first place. > >>> > >>> INDEX isn't in SNAPS and such because it makes no sense > >>> generating it for a ports tree that's open for committing since > >>> new ports could be added at any time. However the ports tree on > >>> the CDROM is static, not dynamic. > >>> > >>> Please note the following: > >>> > >>> http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.11R/schedule.html > >> > >> Yeah, I totally agree, INDEX should be included in ports.tar.gz > >> for at least RELEASES. > >> > >> Michael > > > > Won't "make index" work on the release CDs? Maybe they needed the > > space for something else? > > yeah, but including it would be easier for alot of people. Especially > people who > are using a slower computer. > I agree "make index" is no fun on a slow computer, but if space is a problem is it really a good idea to put generated files on the CD? -Mike
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