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Date:      Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:48:51 +0200
From:      Mathieu Arnold <mat@freebsd.org>
To:        Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@freebsd.org>
Cc:        doc-committers@freebsd.org, dev-commits-doc-all@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: git: c5f5a82112 - main - FAQ: Update bits about getting a ports tree
Message-ID:  <20210419104851.ygnf5l74lbby7zf5@aching.in.mat.cc>
In-Reply-To: <202104191008.13JA8Rng066319@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
References:  <202104191008.13JA8Rng066319@gitrepo.freebsd.org>

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On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 10:08:27AM +0000, Mateusz Piotrowski wrote:
> The branch main has been updated by 0mp:
>=20
> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=3Dc5f5a82112f0de78da06ae73c1=
9e4c99d4bb3111
>=20
> commit c5f5a82112f0de78da06ae73c19e4c99d4bb3111
> Author:     Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org>
> AuthorDate: 2021-04-19 10:00:11 +0000
> Commit:     Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org>
> CommitDate: 2021-04-19 10:00:11 +0000
>=20
>     FAQ: Update bits about getting a ports tree
>    =20
>     - Link to the portsnap manual
>     - Replace Subversion with Git

Might want to provide other means to get the ports tree than portsnap,
it is not really supported any more, say, gitup for example.

> ---
>  documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>=20
> diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc b/documentati=
on/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc
> index d7e05aa380..c5829704e8 100644
> --- a/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc
> +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc
> @@ -837,12 +837,12 @@ Most ports should work on all supported versions of=
 FreeBSD. Those that do not a
>  FreeBSD supports compressed binary packages to easily install and uninst=
all ports. Use man:pkg[7] to control the installation of packages.
> =20
>  [[how-do-download-ports-tree]]
> -=3D=3D=3D How do I download the Ports tree? Should I be using Subversion?
> +=3D=3D=3D How do I download the Ports tree? Should I be using Git?
> =20
>  Any of the methods listed here work:
> =20
> -* Use portsnap for most use cases. Refer to link:{handbook}#ports-using/=
[Using the Ports Collection] for instructions on how to use this tool.
> -* Use Subversion if custom patches to the ports tree are needed or if ru=
nning FreeBSD-CURRENT. Refer to link:{handbook}#svn/[Using Subversion] for =
details.
> +* Use man:portsnap[8] for most use cases. Refer to link:{handbook}#ports=
-using/[Using the Ports Collection] for instructions on how to use this too=
l.
> +* Use Git if custom patches to the ports tree are needed or if running F=
reeBSD-CURRENT. Refer to link:{handbook}mirrors/#git[Using Git] for details.
> =20
>  [[ports-4x]]
>  =3D=3D=3D Why can I not build this port on my {rel2-relx} -, or {rel-rel=
x} -STABLE machine?
>=20

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Mathieu Arnold

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