Re: Downloading distfiles when not able to use FreeBSD installation
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 10:23:41 UTC
On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 5:44 AM Thomas Mueller <mueller6722@twc.com> wrote: > > How do I find and download the new distfiles for a port when I have no internet access from the FreeBSD installation? > > Port in question is net/realtek-re-kmod . > > If this will build and work, then I will possibly have internet connectivity on FreeBSD-current/14. > > How do I find the files when I can use NetBSD but not FreeBSD? Failing everything else, the FreshPorts page for the port https://www.freshports.org/net/realtek-re-kmod/ gives you access to the files of the port (Makefile, distinfo, ++) and from that you can puzzle together an url to get the distfile from. It is almost always easier to find a way to give the FreeBSD machine network access temporarily. One way to do so is to "share internet access" via a mobile phone. Many mobile phones show up as a network interface when connected via usb to a computer (and selecting the right options for usb access), and most mobile phones have "share internet access" built in. Other ways: usb-connected ethernet dongle, usb-connected wireless dongle and so on. HTH -- Regards, Torfinn