Extract particular date snapshot from /var/db/portsnap?

[Chuck Swiger]

On Jun 14, 2011, at 5:09 PM, Peter Vereshagin wrote:
> You can't take no for an answer, freebsd-questions!
> 
> How can I extract an 'old' snapshot from portsnap database?
> Does it keep them? Does portsnap keep snapshots fetched previously?

As far as I can tell, you can't.

> Suppose I need the particular port or the whole tree as of the specified date
> and time?  Or, if I need the particular version of the specified port and optionally  the
> ports tree that corresponds it?

Update the ports tree using cvs/csup, which do support updating to a particular date.

Regards,
-- 
-Chuck