"W. D." <[email protected]> writes: > According to:
> http://www.freebsd.org/news/2012-compromise.html > Cvsup is deprecated. If I have a Cron entry like: > #----------------------------------------------------------------- > #Min Hr DOM Mnth DOW Command > # At 3:46 in the morning, everyday, as root, update the ports tree: > 46 3 * * * /usr/local/bin/cvsup -h > cvsup12.FreeBSD.org /usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile > #----------------------------------------------------------------- > What should I use: freebsd-update, Subversion, portsnap, or what? > What would be the best Cron command to keep ports updated on a daily > basis? Lowell Gilbert <[email protected]> responds: > portsnap is almost certainly the best answer for you. > freebsd-update is for the base system, not ports. > If you needed version control features on your ports tree (especially if > you were regularly contributing changes to ports), getting and updating > your tree through subversion would have some extra features you might > want, but it doesn't sound as if that is the case for you. > Unless you have a specific reason why portsnap doesn't fit your use > case, it's definitely the way to go for just keeping a ports tree > updated regularly. I've always used "portsnap fetch update" after the initial "portsnap fetch" and "portsnap extract". What would be the adverse side effect of using svn instead? Tom _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
