On Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:56:04 -0700 bob prohaska <[email protected]> wrote:
> It just dawned on me that tier-2 platforms don't get pkg support, > which makes the instructions for bootstrapping ports at > https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/ports/#ports-using > somewhat difficult to use. > > Can a preliminary ports tree be obtained via some other means? > One could do a recursive sftp from another local system, > am I missing something obvious? You can get the ports tarball as part of a release, ie: https://download.freebsd.org/releases/amd64/14.4-RELEASE/ports.txz I believe it may even be part of some installation media like DVDs, but I have not checked this. -- Piotr Smyrak
