Re: ports tree bootstrap using git

In reply to: Jonathan Reynolds : "ports tree bootstrap using git"
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From: Warner Losh <imp_at_bsdimp.com>
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2023 14:17:32 UTC

On Sun, Apr 9, 2023 at 5:43 AM Jonathan Reynolds <jreynolds1729@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I created a program that downloads the required files from
> https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/plain/ to build and install
> devel/git. It then uses the newly installed git to clone
> the ports tree from https://git.freebsd.org/ports.git
>
> I opened a review at https://reviews.freebsd.org/D39472
> and seeking for reviewers.
>

I've added comments there: tl;dr: why not download the sources for git and
use
that to bootstrap by building git and snagging the ports tree that way? It
would
be a lot simpler and more direct.

Warner