> On Monday 22 September 2003 10:07 am, Charles Howse wrote: > > > On Monday 22 September 2003 09:39 am, Andrew L. Gould wrote: > > > > On Monday 22 September 2003 11:13 am, Charles Howse wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > I'm trying to eliminate all the non-English ports and > > > > > documentation. I've deleted the relevant directories in > > > > > /usr/ports and /usr/share/doc, But they reappear on subsequent > > > > > cvsups. Where have I gone wrong? > > > > > > > > > > ********* /etc/cvsupfile ********* > > > > > > > > > > *default host=cvsup11.FreeBSD.org > > > > > *default base=/usr > > > > > *default prefix=/usr > > > > > *default release=cvs > > > > > *default tag=RELENG_4_8 > > > > > *default delete use-rel-suffix > <snip> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Charles > > > > > > > > Check for the existence of the folder /usr/sup. If it exists, > > > > move your refuse file to it. > > > > > > > > Also, should you be refusing to update ports/INDEX? I refuse the > > > > non-English ports; but my refuse file does not include > > > > ports/INDEX. > > > > > > Yes, because you are supposed to rebuild INDEX after > every cvsup of > > > ports-all. If you pick and choose the port collection, you will > > > probably break "make index" and then the upate tools won't > > > work as you > > > would expect. Since you are going to rebuild INDEX or > INDEX-5 after > > > each cvsup, refusing it prevents cvsup from redownloading it. > > > It takes > > > several minutes to download even across a 100Mbps networkd. > > > > > > If you use portupgrade, you also have to run "portsdb -u" > after you > > > create and updated INDEX. > > > > OK, the OP is getting confused. ;-) > > I have moved my refuse file to /usr/sup/refuse > > I have deleted the directories in /usr/ports and /usr/share/doc that > > I don't want. > > I will cvsup when we get this straightened out in my mind. > > > > Dr. Seaman says run 'make index' *OR* portsdb -Uu after cvsup. > > Kent says run 'portsdb -u' *AFTER* make index. > > > > What is our consensus? > > You don't do a "make index" and a "portsdb -uU". You only need to run > "portsdb -u" after a make index. > > They do the same thing; however, Kris has a script that > writes a bitch > message to -ports when "make index" fails. There isn't anything > comparable for portsdb -U. In addition, portsdb -U has always > produced > a large number of error messages that I don't see with "make index". > > I have also found that you typically get a slightly larger > port count on > the "portsdb -u" when you run "make index". > > FWIW, I run portsdb -U when "make index" fails. I think they are both > tools that meet slightly different needs. I think "portsdb > -U" handles > an incomplete /usr/ports and "make index" doesn't.
OK, I'm starting to get the drift here. Thanks. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"