Updating ports

[lars at gmx.at]

Lisa Casey wrote:

> Next I need the supfile. I took a look at 
> /usr/share/examples/cvsup/standard-supfile (I think that's what I want) 
Look at and edit '/usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile'
there you need to change the line with
'*default host=CHANGE_THIS.FreeBSD.org'
to the host nearest to you.

> but that looks like something that is going to upgrade the entire system 
> (as I said - probably a good idea but I just don't want to do that now, 
> I just want to update my ports).
That supfile will only update your ports tree in /usr/ports.

The file /usr/share/examples/cvsup/standard-supfile e.g.
would update your files in /usr/src, your system's source tree.

> Can't I just update the ports without updating the entire system? 
Yes, see above.

> I'ld appreciate it if someone on this list could straighten out my 
> thinking.
You're on the right track. Maybe check out the handbook again at:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvsup.html#CVSUP-CONFIG-FILES

You can use CVSup to update the source trees of both your system 
(/usr/src) and your ports (/usr/ports).

So you have a cvsup file for each file tree, src->stable-supfile, 
ports->ports-supfile. That's basically it.

> Thanks,
> 
> Lisa Casey
> 
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