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[Polytropon]

On Sun, 10 Jan 2021 13:14:58 -0600, Valeri Galtsev wrote:
> Just for my education: is there any advantage in using git
> like that instead of portsnap?

>From my limited understanding:

With portsnap, you get a snapshot, while a git update will
always provide you with the most recent tree (compare the
use of "freebsd-update" regarding the /usr/src tree vs. the
use of former SVN checkout). The snapshot has a certain
"delay" compared to the most recent version.

Except... to use git, you'll have to install it, while you
can use portsnap (and freebsd-update) from base. :-)



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