From 7f1577da0f81509ac8a0c7d14d1d09ca252582e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org> Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2012 20:33:01 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Adapt a mailing list post of mine into an FAQ. And you all thought I could only remove FAQ questions! Approved by: bcr --- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+) diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml index f7f54c493d..12b288e970 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml @@ -4214,6 +4214,35 @@ kern.timecounter.hardware: TSC -> i8254</screen> </answer> </qandaentry> + <qandaentry> + <question id="how-do-download-ports-tree"> + <para>How do I download the Ports tree? Should I be using + SVN?</para> + </question> + + <answer> + <para>Any of the methods listed here work:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Use portsnap for most use cases.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use SVN directly if you need custom patches + to the ports tree.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Use CTM if you prefer getting patches + by email (this is a rarer use case).</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para>Any other method should be considered a + legacy method. If you do not already use them, + do not start.</para> + </answer> + </qandaentry> + <qandaentry> <question id="configure-inn"> <para>How do I configure INN (Internet News) for my