Re: Downloading distfiles when not able to use FreeBSD installation

From: Chris <portmaster_at_bsdforge.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 04:28:47 UTC 
On 2021-07-13 20:55, Yasuhiro Kimura wrote:
> From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6722@twc.com>
> Subject: Downloading distfiles when not able to use FreeBSD installation
> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 03:44:06 +0000
> 
>> How do I find and download the new distfiles for a port when I have no 
>> internet access from the FreeBSD installation?
>> 
>> Port in question is net/realtek-re-kmod .
>> 
>> If this will build and work, then I will possibly have internet 
>> connectivity on FreeBSD-current/14.
>> 
>> How do I find the files when I can use NetBSD but not FreeBSD?
>> 
>> Tom
> 
> 1. Download distfiles on NetBSD machine.
> 2. Insert USB memory into NetBSD machine.
> 3. Copy distfiles to USB memory.
> 4. Remove USB memory from NetBSD machine and insert it FreeBSD one.
> 5. Copy distfiles to /usr/ports/distfiles.
Just for added convenience. The link to the source is:
http://distcache.FreeBSD.org/local-distfiles/ale/rtl_bsd_drv_v196.04.tgz

HTH

--Chris
> 
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> Yasuhiro Kimura