they go in /usr/ports/distfiles use cvsupit (/usr/ports/net/cvsupit) to update ALL for 5.0-CURRENT.
when updating, do a portupgrade -rRa (you have to install portupgrade from ports) to update all your progs... easy 123 For fresh OS, read /usr/src/UPDATING but, in brief: cd /usr/src make buildworld KERNCONF=YOURKERNELFILE make buildkernal KERNCONF=YOURKERNELFILE make installkernal KERNCONF=YOURKERNELFILE reboot to single user mode (hit key at prompt, type boot -s) mergemaster -p mount -u / mount -a cd /usr/src make installworld KERNCONF=YOURKERNELFILE mergemaster But please read the file mentioned above first... Anthony Carter On Tuesday 01 April 2003 08:00, Joel Rees wrote: > I'm sure I'll get a RTFM on this one, but I'd appreciate it, since my > search skills don't get me to the right place. > > What's the standard thing to do when installing the latest/greatest, > fressh from the ssource of ports (like freebsd 4.3)? Is it reasonable to > unpack the tarball in the ports directory? Or is that more liable to > confuse things later, and is it therefore preferable to put them > someplace like /usr/local, where they tend to want to go anyway? _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
