[nycbug-talk] Newbie mailman from ports

[Marc Spitzer]

On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 14:43:04 -0500
Marco Scoffier <marco at metm.org> wrote:

> On Sat, Jan 17, 2004 at 12:37:06PM -0500, Marc Spitzer wrote:
> <snip>
> > mergemaster, between 4.8 and 4.9 there were config file changes and
> > the need to be synced with the files that exist 
> <snip>
> > SUPHOST=        cvsup.uk.FreeBSD.org
> <snip>
> > 3: install /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade
> 
> Wow thanks Marc, and here I was expecting an RTFM :^)
> 
> Actually I was imprecise in my email, I had followed the handbook
> pretty closely and did a "make buildworld" and not "make world" sorry.
>  I redid
> mergemaster, cause I don't remember if I did that or not and it seems
> not.  I had already updated my make.conf except that I used a us site
> and not the uk one you suggest (this is for the encryption exporting
> stuff right?) like debian non-us.

yup 

> 
> I am updating ports now, and will tryout the portupgrade as you
> suggested.  I will call out again if I have more trouble, 

portupgrade is fun, it saves somuch effort.

marc

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -- 
> Marco
> 
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