----- Original Message ----- From: Gary Aitken <free...@dreamchaser.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Tue, 22 May 2012 19:02:30 -0400 (EDT) Subject: portsnap update won't update original /usr/ports
According to the handbook, one can do portsnap fetch portsnap update and the update will work with a previously created ports tree; I presume this includes one created during system install. However, when I attempted this, portsnap complained: /usr/ports was not created by portsnap. You must run 'portsnap extract' before running 'portsnap update'. Is there a way to use portsnap against this tree, or must I delete the existing /usr/ports and do an extract first? Thanks, Gary ---- My response: ---- I screwed up this way too, when I downloaded the USB memstick image for FreeBSD 9.0_BETA1 and later, BETA2, I installed the ports from that, which worked to my disadvantage when I later ran "portsnap fetch update". I wound up deleting /usr/ports/* and starting fresh, may not necessarily have had to delete the ports tree. But now it works. Now I wonder if it's feasible to switch between "portsnap fetch update" and csup <ports-supfile>, or if it's strictly one or the other. I am at webmail interface, which strongly favors top-posting over bottom-posting; feel more comfortable with vi editor. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"