Re: updated ports tree

From: Joe Altman (fj_at_panix.com)
Date: 04/23/04

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    Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 14:23:37 -0400
To: Killermink! <killermink@hotmail.com>

    On Wed, Apr 21, 2004 at 10:04:06PM +0000, Killermink ! wrote:
    > Hello all,
    >
    > I am about to (re)install FreeBSD 5.2.1, and wish to make sure I have the
    > latest ports afterwards. I do not really wish to install the whole ports
    > tree from sysinstall as disk space is at a premium, and i will (soon) have
    > a fast internet connection so seems pointless when i am only going to
    > install like 10 ports. Also, the ports tree on the 5.2.1 ISO is out of date
    > now.
    >
    > I have read the manual over and over, but cannot fathom how I can make a
    > port without the whole ports tree being installed...
    >
    > Is it possible to make a port in this way, and how is it done?

    If disk space is at a premium with an out of date ports tree, and
    ports were likely added in the interim, then disk space will still be
    an issue with a current ports tree, no?

    So you may want to:

    1) use packages, and skip ports entirely

    or

    2) install the ports tree, and update it as a part of a make world
       process.
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