2. FreeBSD users on the bleeding edge

2.1. Getting the Portrookies portstree

If you want to try Portrookies you have to follow the following steps:

• 1. Patch bsd.port.mk and bsd.port.subdir.mk (proposed as a follow-up to PR 59194):

  # fetch http://portrookies.sf.net/categories.patch
  # patch -p0 -d /usr/ports < categories.patch
  

  If you keep your ports collection up-to-date with CVSup, you'll have to apply the patch after each update.
  
  

• 2. Save the following file to /usr/ports/Makefile.local:

  # cd /usr/ports
  # fetch http://portrookies.sf.net/Makefile.local
  

  
  
  

• 3. Get the Portrookies tree:

  # cd /usr/ports
  # cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/portrookies login
   (just press ENTER)
  # cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/portrookies co -P rookies
  

  
  
  

• 4. Subscribe to portrookies-users at the sourceforge subscription page.

2.2. Staying up-to-date

Keep your Portrookies up-to-date with:

# cd /usr/ports/rookies; cvs -q update -dP