There's a new cat in the forest when it comes to keeping your /usr/ports tree updated - portsnap. It does it a little better than trust old cvsup.
Good discussion about it here on the PC-BSD forums:
portsnap instead of cvsup
A short discussion about portsnap and why it is better than cvsup:
FreeBSD Portsnap
And, of course, the FreeBSD.org doc page about it:
Using Portsnap
Is portsnap available to versions prior to 6? I'm using 5.4 myself at the moment with no real inclination to upgrade.
ReplyDeleteI think you can just install the one found in the /usr/ports/systutils . It comes pre-installed in 6.0, but for earlier systems, you should be able to use the port.
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