Re: Ports updates

From: Tom Cook (mrpuffypants_at_gmail.com)
Date: 08/30/04

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To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org, stevan.tiefert@freenet.de

    You should check out this o'reilly article: It's a good step-by-step
    on configuring cvsup/portupgrade on your system. It's what I use to
    sync my ports tree periodically.

    http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/08/28/FreeBSD_Basics.html

    -tom

    On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:18:24 +0200, Harold de Bruijn <h.de.bruijn@gmx.li> wrote:
    > Hello Stevan,
    >
    > You really should take the time and read the handbook for answers to
    > questions like this.
    > In your case especialy the part about using the ports collection.
    > Anyways you can use cvsup to upgrade your ports collection, there are
    > also differrent methods but this one is stated in the manual.
    >
    > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-using.html
    >
    > Regards,
    >
    > H. de Bruijn
    >
    >
    >
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