* Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-03-23 07:45]: > On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 04:28:41AM +0000, Tadimeti Keshav wrote: > > hi > > 2 questions pls. > > > > 1.I happened to come across a fairly fast mirror while > > doing a CVSup. > > How can I configure make to use this mirror (as a > > first preference over ftp.freebsd.org) while making > > apps from ports. > > cvsup mirrors aren't FTP mirrors, but assuming you actually meant "how > do I configure make to fetch from an alternate ftp mirror?", read the > /etc/defaults/make.conf file (/usr/share/examples/etc/make.conf on > 5.x) to see how.
If you want cvsup to use a particular mirror, set it with the default host option in your supfile, like this: *default host=cvsupxx.freebsd.org where xx is the appropriate mirror number. > > > 2. Instead of using cvsup to upgrade the ports tree, > > is there a command to upgrade a specific port, say, > > XMMS. > > Install the portupgrade port. > > Kris it's /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade, and it is the best software management tool I've used to date. Read the man pages, too. -- Joshua No one may kill a man. Not for any purpose. It cannot be condoned. -- Kirk, "Spock's Brain", stardate 5431.6 _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"