On Thu, May 24, 2007 at 03:34:25PM -0400, Lewis Kapell wrote: > Greetings, > > Sorry if this has been asked before, I did search the archives but > couldn't find the information I need. > > I have a 6.0 system that was installed with the minimum of optional > packages. I want to install cvsup so that I can update my ports tree. > Trying to use pkg_add to install cvsup, I get the following message: > > Error: FTP Unable to get > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6.0-release/Latest/wget.tbz: > > File unavailable > > Looking at ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/ I see that > there is no longer a directory for 6.0-release. > > What do I need to do to get an updated ports tree? Should I set > PACKAGESITE so that pkg_add can work? And if so, what value should I > give it? Or do I need to go in another direction?
Yes, you need to set PACKAGESITE. Look for a mirror site that still carries the old 6.0 packages (maybe ftp-archive). Kris _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"