Re: Using ports and updates to the release

Thanks Stuart, That was quite a complete answer. I think in my case to be certain any errors I might find using ports are not due to something outdated on my system I should follow your instructions and pull the updated CVS first especially after doing a release upgrade. Regards Ed Gray On Thu,

Re: Using ports and updates to the release

On 2020-10-28, Ed Gray wrote: > Hi Marc, > > Thanks for your reply. I think maybe this belongs to ports more than misc. > But it's a general query about releases and ports as well. > > My question was actually about updating the ports tree from an older > release version before trying to use it

Re: Using ports and updates to the release

Hi Marc, Thanks for your reply. I think maybe this belongs to ports more than misc. But it's a general query about releases and ports as well. My question was actually about updating the ports tree from an older release version before trying to use it rather than whether to use ports or

Re: Using ports and updates to the release

On Sun, Oct 11, 2020 at 09:12:13PM +0200, Ingo Schwarze wrote: > Hi Ed, > > Ed Gray wrote on Sun, Oct 11, 2020 at 07:21:32PM +0100: > > > I'm still fairly new to openbsd and the idea of using ports > > in general rather than binary packages. > > You are usually better off using packages than

Re: Using ports and updates to the release

Hi Ed, Ed Gray wrote on Sun, Oct 11, 2020 at 07:21:32PM +0100: > I'm still fairly new to openbsd and the idea of using ports > in general rather than binary packages. You are usually better off using packages than using ports, especially as a new user. Even as an experienced user doing lots of

Using ports and updates to the release

Hi, I'm still fairly new to openbsd and the idea of using ports in general rather than binary packages. Is it necessary to keep the ports tree updated if using a release version of openbsd e.g. pulling the stable tree from CVS before building new software? Regards Ed Fray