latest version of ports

[CARTER Anthony]

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?