renew ports tree

nedry said:
Hi how do i remove the entire ports tree so i can re download the entire ports image?
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Why would you want to do that? Even so... Basically all it takes is to empty (/ remove) /usr/ports. After that you can use portsnap(8) to grab a new copy. Another option is to simply run # portsnap fetch extract, this will fetch (download) and install (extract) the new copy.

Of course... the latter won't clean up any stale files.
 
Just that some src ports have gone missing, and a portsnap fetch and a portsnap update don't get it back.
 
nedry said:
Just that some src ports have gone missing, and a portsnap fetch and a portsnap update don't get it back.
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Apart from what SirDice said also keep /usr/ports/CHANGES as well as /usr/ports/UPDATING in mind. Sometimes things can change, and if ports were removed then re-installing the ports collection won't bring them back.
 
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