On Fri, Mar 10, 2006 at 04:03:30AM +0000, Supote Lee wrote: > > > >From: Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: Supote Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >Subject: Re: How to update port collection properly ? > >Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 22:16:49 -0500 > > > >On Fri, Mar 10, 2006 at 03:13:56AM +0000, Supote Lee wrote: > >> Hi all > >> > >> I'm currently running FreeBSD.4.11-p14 on by box at home. > >> Yesterday, I tried to update its ports collection (I mean /usr/port) > >> with cvsup, then installed Firefox but I can't. "make install clean" > >> returned me with error. > > > >Show us the error. > > > >> --- snipped of my supfile --- > >> *default host=cvsup2.jp.freebsd.org > >> *default base=/usr/local/etc > >> *default prefix=/usr > >> *default release=cvs tag=. > >> *default delete use-rel-suffix > >> > >> # If your network link is a T1 or faster, comment out the following > >line. > >> *default compress > >> > >> ports-all > >> --- snipped of my supfile --- > >> > >> Is my port updating process correct or I miss something ? > > > >Looks OK. > > > >> Is it necessary for me to run "make index" in /usr/ports ? > > > >No, 'make fetchindex' will usually suffice. > > > >Kris > > > Thanks Kris > > But I wonder why this isn't in the "Handbook" and what is such command > used for ?
It's in the ports manpage, and I thought it was in the handbook too. Kris
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