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pkg_add(1) will fetch the latest version of the application if you run

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-STABLE or -CURRENT.  For -RELEASE users, pkg_add(1) will download the
version of the package that was built with the release.
I added a note about this and mentioned PACKAGESITE to change this
behavior.

Submitted by:	Ken Tom <subd@mui.net>
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Marc Fonvieille 2004-07-14 14:07:39 +00:00
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@ -362,6 +362,16 @@ local: lsof-4.56.4.tgz remote: lsof-4.56.4.tgz
removed. &man.pkg.add.1; will automatically fetch the latest
version of the application.</para>
<note>
<para>&man.pkg.add.1; will download the lastest version of
your application if you are using &os.current; or
&os.stable;. If you run a -RELEASE version, it will grab
the version of the package that was built with your
release. It is possible to change this behavior in
overriding the <envar>PACKAGESITE</envar> environment
variable.</para>
</note>
<para>Package files are distributed in <filename>.tgz</filename>
and <filename>.tbz</filename> formats. You can find them at <ulink
url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/"></ulink>,