git: c5f5a82112 - main - FAQ: Update bits about getting a ports tree

[Mathieu Arnold]

On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 10:08:27AM +0000, Mateusz Piotrowski wrote:
> The branch main has been updated by 0mp:
> 
> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=c5f5a82112f0de78da06ae73c19e4c99d4bb3111
> 
> commit c5f5a82112f0de78da06ae73c19e4c99d4bb3111
> Author:     Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp at FreeBSD.org>
> AuthorDate: 2021-04-19 10:00:11 +0000
> Commit:     Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp at FreeBSD.org>
> CommitDate: 2021-04-19 10:00:11 +0000
> 
>     FAQ: Update bits about getting a ports tree
>     
>     - Link to the portsnap manual
>     - Replace Subversion with Git

Might want to provide other means to get the ports tree than portsnap,
it is not really supported any more, say, gitup for example.

> ---
>  documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc
> index d7e05aa380..c5829704e8 100644
> --- a/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc
> +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc
> @@ -837,12 +837,12 @@ Most ports should work on all supported versions of FreeBSD. Those that do not a
>  FreeBSD supports compressed binary packages to easily install and uninstall ports. Use man:pkg[7] to control the installation of packages.
>  
>  [[how-do-download-ports-tree]]
> -=== How do I download the Ports tree? Should I be using Subversion?
> +=== How do I download the Ports tree? Should I be using Git?
>  
>  Any of the methods listed here work:
>  
> -* Use portsnap for most use cases. Refer to link:{handbook}#ports-using/[Using the Ports Collection] for instructions on how to use this tool.
> -* Use Subversion if custom patches to the ports tree are needed or if running FreeBSD-CURRENT. Refer to link:{handbook}#svn/[Using Subversion] for details.
> +* Use man:portsnap[8] for most use cases. Refer to link:{handbook}#ports-using/[Using the Ports Collection] for instructions on how to use this tool.
> +* Use Git if custom patches to the ports tree are needed or if running FreeBSD-CURRENT. Refer to link:{handbook}mirrors/#git[Using Git] for details.
>  
>  [[ports-4x]]
>  === Why can I not build this port on my {rel2-relx} -, or {rel-relx} -STABLE machine?
> 

-- 
Mathieu Arnold
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 963 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/dev-commits-doc-all/attachments/20210419/219781a6/attachment.sig>