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! 23: src="images/notyetfellas.jpg" alt="OpenBSD 3.8 logo"></a>
! 24: <h2><font color="#0000e0">The OpenBSD 3.8 Release:</font></h2>
! 25: <p>
! 26: Released November 1, 2005<br>
! 27: Copyright 1997-2005, Theo de Raadt.<br>
! 28: <font color="#e00000">ISBN 0-9731791-6-3</font>
! 29: <br>
! 30: <a href="lyrics.html#38">3.8 Song: to be disclosed at a later date...</a>
! 31: <p>
! 32:
! 33: <a href="#new">What's New</a><br>
! 34: <a href="#install">How to install</a><br>
! 35: <a href="#upgrade">How to upgrade</a><br>
! 36: <a href="#ports">How to use the ports tree</a><br>
! 37: <a href="orders.html">Ordering a CD set</a><br>
! 38:
! 39: <p>
! 40: <h3><font color="#0000e0">
! 41: To get the files for this release:
! 42: <ul>
! 43: <li>Order a CDROM from our <a href="orders.html">ordering system</a>.
! 44: <li>See the information on <a href="ftp.html">The FTP page</a> for
! 45: a list of mirror machines.
! 46: <li>Go to the <font color="#e00000">pub/OpenBSD/3.8/</font> directory on
! 47: one of the mirror sites.
! 48: <li>Briefly read the rest of this document.
! 49: <!-- uncomment after rotation -->
! 50: <li>Have a look at <a href="errata.html">The 3.8 Errata page</a> for a list
! 51: of bugs and workarounds.
! 52: <!-- becomes plus38 after rotation -->
! 53: <li>See a <a href="plus.html">detailed log of changes</a> between the
! 54: 3.7 and 3.8 releases.
! 55: </ul>
! 56: </font></h3>
! 57: <br clear=all>
! 58:
! 59: <strong>Note:</strong> All applicable copyrights and credits can be found
! 60: in the applicable file sources found in the files src.tar.gz, sys.tar.gz,
! 61: XF4.tar.gz, or in the files fetched via ports.tar.gz. The distribution
! 62: files used to build packages from the ports.tar.gz file are not included on
! 63: the CDROM because of lack of space.
! 64: <p>
! 65:
! 66: <a name="new"></a>
! 67: <hr>
! 68: <p>
! 69: <h3><font color="#0000e0">What's New</font></h3>
! 70: <p>
! 71: This is a partial list of new features and systems included in OpenBSD 3.8.
! 72: <!-- becomes plus38 after rotation -->
! 73: For a comprehensive list, see the <a href="plus.html">changelog</a> leading
! 74: to 3.8.
! 75: <p>
! 76:
! 77: <ul>
! 78:
! 79: <li>Improved hardware support, including:
! 80: <ul>
! 81: <li>New
! 82: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=aps&sektion=4">aps</a>
! 83: driver for the built-in accelerometer found in some IBM ThinkPad laptops.
! 84: <li>New
! 85: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=art&sektion=4">art</a>
! 86: driver for Accom Networks Artery T1 and E1 cards.
! 87: <li>New
! 88: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=auixp&sektion=4">auixp</a>
! 89: driver for the ATI IXP series integrated AC'97 audio controller.
! 90: <li>New
! 91: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ciss&sektion=4">ciss</a>
! 92: driver for Compaq Smart ARRAY 5 and 6 RAID controllers.
! 93: <li>New
! 94: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=epic&sektion=4">epic</a>
! 95: driver for SMC 83C170 ethernet adapters.
! 96: <li>New
! 97: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pcn&sektion=4">pcn</a>
! 98: driver for the AMD Am79c97x (PCnet) ethernet adapters.
! 99: <li>New
! 100: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=safte&sektion=4">safte</a>
! 101: driver for SCSI Accessed Fault-Tolerant Enclosures, and a rewritten
! 102: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ses&sektion=4">ses</a>
! 103: driver for SCSI Enclosure Services, both allowing monitoring through
! 104: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sysctl&sektion=8">sysctl</a>
! 105: and
! 106: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sensorsd&sektion=8">sensorsd</a>.
! 107: <li>New
! 108: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ueagle&sektion=4">ueagle</a>
! 109: driver for Analog Devices Eagle ADSL modems.
! 110: </ul>
! 111: <p>
! 112:
! 113: <li>New tools:
! 114: <ul>
! 115: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=bioctl&sektion=8">bioctl(8)</a>,
! 116: a RAID management interface.
! 117: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsecctl&sektion=8">ipsecctl(8)</a>,
! 118: a simple IPsec management tool.
! 119: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=stat&sektion=1">stat(1)</a>,
! 120: displaying file status obtained from
! 121: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=stat&sektion=2">stat(2)</a>
! 122: or
! 123: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lstat&sektion=2">lstat(2)</a>.
! 124: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=hostapd&sektion=8">hostapd(8)<a>,
! 125: a wireless Host Access Point daemon.
! 126: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ifstated&sektion=8">ifstated(8)</a>,
! 127: a daemon monitoring ethernet interfaces status.
! 128: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=watchdogd&sektion=8">watchdogd(8)</a>,
! 129: companion to the hardware
! 130: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=watchdog&sektion=4">watchdog</a>
! 131: devices.
! 132: </ul>
! 133: <p>
! 134:
! 135: <li>New functionality:
! 136: <ul>
! 137: <li>UDF (DVD) filesystem support.
! 138: <li>Network interface aggregation, using the virtual
! 139: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=trunk&sektion=4">trunk</a>
! 140: interface.
! 141: <li>Wide character support in the C library.
! 142: </ul>
! 143: <p>
! 144:
! 145: <li>Over 3000 ports, 2800 pre-built packages.
! 146: <p>
! 147:
! 148: <li>As usual, many improvements in manual pages and other documentation.
! 149: <p>
! 150:
! 151: <!-- someone fill this please
! 152: <li>OpenSSH 4.2:
! 153: <ul>
! 154: <li>...
! 155: </ul>
! 156: <p>
! 157: -->
! 158:
! 159: <li>The system includes the following major components from outside suppliers:
! 160: <ul>
! 161: <li>X.Org 6.8.2 (+ patches, and i386 contains XFree86 3.3.6 servers
! 162: (+ patches) for legacy chipsets not supported by X.Org)
! 163: <li>Gcc 2.95.3
! 164: (+ <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gcc-local&sektion=1">patches</a>)
! 165: and 3.3.5
! 166: (+ <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gcc-local&sektion=1">patches</a>)
! 167: <li>Perl 5.8.6 (+ patches)
! 168: <li>Apache 1.3.29, mod_ssl 2.8.16, DSO support (+ patches)
! 169: <li>OpenSSL 0.9.7g (+ patches)
! 170: <li>Groff 1.15
! 171: <li>Sendmail 8.13.4, with libmilter
! 172: <li>Bind 9.3.1 (+ patches)
! 173: <li>Lynx 2.8.5rel.2 with HTTPS and IPv6 support (+ patches)
! 174: <li>Sudo 1.6.8p9
! 175: <li>Ncurses 5.2
! 176: <li>Latest KAME IPv6
! 177: <li>Heimdal 0.6rc1 (+ patches)
! 178: <li>Arla 0.35.7
! 179: <li>Binutils 2.15 (+ patches)
! 180: <li>Gdb 6.3
! 181: </ul>
! 182: <p>
! 183:
! 184: </ul>
! 185:
! 186: <a name="install"></a>
! 187: <hr>
! 188: <p>
! 189: <h3><font color="#0000e0">How to install</font></h3>
! 190: <p>
! 191: Following this are the instructions which you would have on a piece of
! 192: paper if you had purchased a CDROM set instead of doing an alternate
! 193: form of install. The instructions for doing an FTP (or other style
! 194: of) install are very similar; the CDROM instructions are left intact
! 195: so that you can see how much easier it would have been if you had
! 196: purchased a CDROM instead.
! 197: <p>
! 198:
! 199: <hr>
! 200: Please refer to the following files on the three CDROMs or FTP mirror for
! 201: extensive details on how to install OpenBSD 3.8 on your machine:
! 202: <p>
! 203: <ul>
! 204: <li>CD1:3.8/i386/INSTALL.i386
! 205: <li>CD1:3.8/vax/INSTALL.vax
! 206: <p>
! 207: <li>CD2:3.8/amd64/INSTALL.amd64
! 208: <li>CD2:3.8/macppc/INSTALL.macppc
! 209: <p>
! 210: <li>CD3:3.8/sparc/INSTALL.sparc
! 211: <li>CD3:3.8/sparc64/INSTALL.sparc64
! 212: <p>
! 213: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.8/alpha/INSTALL.alpha
! 214: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.8/cats/INSTALL.cats
! 215: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.8/hp300/INSTALL.hp300
! 216: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.8/hppa/INSTALL.hppa
! 217: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.8/luna88k/INSTALL.luna88k
! 218: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.8/mac68k/INSTALL.mac68k
! 219: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.8/mvme68k/INSTALL.mvme68k
! 220: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.8/mvme88k/INSTALL.mvme88k
! 221: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.8/sgi/INSTALL.sgi
! 222: <li>FTP:.../OpenBSD/3.8/zaurus/INSTALL.zaurus
! 223: </ul>
! 224: <hr>
! 225:
! 226: <p>
! 227: Quick installer information for people familiar with OpenBSD, and the
! 228: use of the "disklabel -E" command. If you are at all confused when
! 229: installing OpenBSD, read the relevant INSTALL.* file as listed above!
! 230: <p>
! 231:
! 232: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/i386:</font></h3>
! 233: <ul>
! 234: Play with your BIOS options to enable booting from a CD. The OpenBSD/i386
! 235: release is on CD1. If your BIOS does not support booting from CD, you will need
! 236: to create a boot floppy to install from. To create a boot floppy write
! 237: <i>CD1:3.8/i386/floppy38.fs</i> to a floppy and boot via the floppy drive.
! 238:
! 239: <p>
! 240: Use <i>CD1:3.8/i386/floppyB38.fs</i> instead for greater SCSI controller
! 241: support, or <i>CD1:3.8/i386/floppyC38.fs</i> for better laptop support.
! 242:
! 243: <p>
! 244: If you can't boot from a CD or a floppy disk,
! 245: you can install across the network using PXE as described in
! 246: the included INSTALL.i386 document.
! 247:
! 248: <p>
! 249: If you are planning on dual booting OpenBSD with another OS, you will need to
! 250: read INSTALL.i386.
! 251:
! 252: <p>
! 253: To make a boot floppy under MS-DOS, use the "rawrite" utility located
! 254: at <i>CD1:3.8/tools/rawrite.exe</i>. To make the boot floppy under a Unix OS,
! 255: use the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=
! 256: dd&sektion=1">dd(1)</a> utility. The following is an example usage of
! 257: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dd&sektion=1">dd(1)</a>,
! 258: where the device could be "floppy", "rfd0c", or
! 259: "rfd0a".
! 260:
! 261: <ul><pre>
! 262: # <strong>dd if=<file> of=/dev/<device> bs=32k</strong>
! 263: </pre></ul>
! 264:
! 265: <p>
! 266: Make sure you use properly formatted perfect floppies with NO BAD BLOCKS or
! 267: your install will most likely fail. For more information on creating a boot
! 268: floppy and installing OpenBSD/i386 please refer to
! 269: <a href="faq/faq4.html#MkFlop">FAQ 4.3.1</a>.
! 270: </ul>
! 271:
! 272: <p>
! 273: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/vax:</font></h3>
! 274: <ul>
! 275: Boot over the network via mopbooting as described in INSTALL.vax.
! 276: </ul>
! 277:
! 278: <p>
! 279: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/amd64:</font></h3>
! 280: <ul>
! 281: The 3.8 release of OpenBSD/amd64 is located on CD2.
! 282: Boot from the CD to begin the install - you may need to adjust
! 283: your BIOS options first.
! 284: If you can't boot from the CD, you can create a boot floppy to install from.
! 285: To do this, write <i>CD2:3.8/amd64/floppy38.fs</i> to a floppy, then
! 286: boot from the floppy drive.
! 287:
! 288: <p>
! 289: If you can't boot from a CD or a floppy disk,
! 290: you can install across the network using PXE as described in the included
! 291: INSTALL.amd64 document.
! 292:
! 293: <p>
! 294: If you are planning to dual boot OpenBSD with another OS, you will need to
! 295: read INSTALL.amd64.
! 296: </ul>
! 297:
! 298: <p>
! 299: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/macppc:</font></h3>
! 300: <ul>
! 301: Put CD2 in your CDROM drive and poweron your machine while holding down the
! 302: <i>C</i> key until the display turns on and shows <i>OpenBSD/macppc boot</i>.
! 303:
! 304: <p>
! 305: Alternatively, at the Open Firmware prompt, enter <i>boot cd:,ofwboot
! 306: /3.8/macppc/bsd.rd</i>
! 307: </ul>
! 308:
! 309: <p>
! 310: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sparc:</font></h3>
! 311: <ul>
! 312: The 3.8 release of OpenBSD/sparc is located on CD3. To boot off of this CD you
! 313: can use one of the two commands listed below, depending on the version of your
! 314: ROM.
! 315:
! 316: <ul><pre>
! 317: ok <strong>boot cdrom 3.8/sparc/bsd.rd</strong>
! 318: or
! 319: > <strong>b sd(0,6,0)3.8/sparc/bsd.rd</strong>
! 320: </pre></ul>
! 321:
! 322: <p>
! 323: If your SPARC system does not have a CD drive, you can alternatively boot from floppy.
! 324: To do so you need to write <i>CD3:3.8/sparc/floppy38.fs</i> to a floppy.
! 325: For more information see <a href="faq/faq4.html#MkFlop">FAQ 4.3.1</a>.
! 326: To boot from the floppy use one of the two commands listed below,
! 327: depending on the version of your ROM.
! 328:
! 329: <ul><pre>
! 330: ok <strong>boot floppy</strong>
! 331: or
! 332: > <strong>b fd()</strong>
! 333: </pre></ul>
! 334:
! 335: <p>
! 336: Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install
! 337: will most likely fail.
! 338:
! 339: <p>
! 340: If your SPARC system doesn't have a floppy drive nor a CD drive, you can either
! 341: setup a bootable tape, or install via network, as told in the
! 342: INSTALL.sparc file.
! 343: </ul>
! 344:
! 345: <p>
! 346: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sparc64:</font></h3>
! 347: <ul>
! 348: Put CD3 in your CDROM drive and type <i>boot cdrom</i>.
! 349:
! 350: <p>
! 351: If this doesn't work, or if you don't have a CDROM drive, you can write
! 352: <i>CD3:3.8/sparc64/floppy38.fs</i> or <i>CD3:3.8/sparc64/floppyB38.fs</i>
! 353: (depending on your machine) to a floppy and boot it with <i>boot
! 354: floppy</i>. Refer to INSTALL.sparc64 for details.
! 355:
! 356: <p>
! 357: Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install
! 358: will most likely fail.
! 359:
! 360: <p>
! 361: You can also write <i>CD3:3.8/sparc64/miniroot38.fs</i> to the swap partition on
! 362: the disk and boot with <i>boot disk:b</i>.
! 363:
! 364: <p>
! 365: If nothing works, you can boot over the network as described in INSTALL.sparc64.
! 366: </ul>
! 367:
! 368: <p>
! 369: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/alpha:</font></h3>
! 370: <ul>
! 371: <p>Write <i>FTP:3.8/alpha/floppy38.fs</i> or
! 372: <i>FTP:3.8/alpha/floppyB38.fs</i> (depending on your machine) to a diskette and
! 373: enter <i>boot dva0</i>. Refer to INSTALL.alpha for more details.
! 374:
! 375: <p>
! 376: Make sure you use a properly formatted floppy with NO BAD BLOCKS or your install
! 377: will most likely fail.
! 378:
! 379: </ul>
! 380:
! 381: <p>
! 382: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/cats:</font></h3>
! 383: <ul>
! 384: <p>
! 385: After updating the firmware to at least ABLE 1.95 if necessary, boot
! 386: <i>FTP:3.8/cats/bsd.rd</i> from an ABLE-supported device (such as a CD-ROM
! 387: or an existing FFS or EXT2FS partition).
! 388: </ul>
! 389:
! 390: <p>
! 391: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/hp300:</font></h3>
! 392: <ul>
! 393: <p>
! 394: Boot over the network by following the instructions in INSTALL.hp300.
! 395: </ul>
! 396:
! 397: <p>
! 398: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/hppa:</font></h3>
! 399: <ul>
! 400: <p>
! 401: Boot over the network by following the instructions in INSTALL.hppa or the
! 402: <a href="hppa.html#install">hppa platform page</a>.
! 403: </ul>
! 404:
! 405: <p>
! 406: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/luna88k:</font></h3>
! 407: <ul>
! 408: <p>
! 409: Copy bsd.rd to a Mach or UniOS partition, and boot it from the PROM.
! 410: Alternatively, you can create a bootable tape and boot from it. Refer to
! 411: the instructions in INSTALL.luna88k for more details.
! 412: </ul>
! 413:
! 414: <p>
! 415: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/mac68k:</font></h3>
! 416: <ul>
! 417: <p>
! 418: Boot MacOS as normal and extract the Macside "BSD/Mac68k Booter" utility from
! 419: <i>FTP:3.8/mac68k/utils</i> onto your hard disk. Configure the "BSD/Mac68k
! 420: Booter" with the location of your bsd.rd kernel and boot into the installer.
! 421: Refer to the instructions in INSTALL.mac68k for more details.
! 422: </ul>
! 423:
! 424: <p>
! 425: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/mvme68k:</font></h3>
! 426: <ul>
! 427: <p>
! 428: You can create a bootable installation tape or boot over the network.<br>
! 429: The network boot requires a MVME68K BUG version that supports the <i>NIOT</i>
! 430: and <i>NBO</i> debugger commands. Follow the instructions in INSTALL.mvme68k
! 431: for more details.
! 432: </ul>
! 433:
! 434: <p>
! 435: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/mvme88k:</font></h3>
! 436: <ul>
! 437: <p>
! 438: You can create a bootable installation tape or boot over the network.<br>
! 439: The network boot requires a MVME88K BUG version that supports the <i>NIOT</i>
! 440: and <i>NBO</i> debugger commands. Follow the instructions in INSTALL.mvme88k
! 441: for more details.
! 442: </ul>
! 443:
! 444: <p>
! 445: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/sgi:</font></h3>
! 446: <ul>
! 447: <p>
! 448: Setup a DHCP/tftp network server, and boot using "bootp()/bsd.rd".
! 449: Refer to the instructions in INSTALL.sgi for more details.
! 450: </ul>
! 451:
! 452: <p>
! 453: <h3><font color="#e00000">OpenBSD/zaurus:</font></h3>
! 454: <ul>
! 455: <p>
! 456: Using the Linux built-in graphical ipkg installer, install the
! 457: openbsd38_arm.ipk package. Reboot, then run it. Read INSTALL.zaurus
! 458: for a few important details.
! 459: </ul>
! 460:
! 461: <p>
! 462: <h3><font color="#e00000">Notes about the source code:</font></h3>
! 463: <ul>
! 464: src.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src. This file
! 465: contains everything you need except for the kernel sources, which are
! 466: in a separate archive. To extract:
! 467: <p>
! 468: <ul><pre>
! 469: # <strong>mkdir -p /usr/src</strong>
! 470: # <strong>cd /usr/src</strong>
! 471: # <strong>tar xvfz /tmp/src.tar.gz</strong>
! 472: </pre></ul>
! 473: <p>
! 474: sys.tar.gz contains a source archive starting at /usr/src/sys.
! 475: This file contains all the kernel sources you need to rebuild kernels.
! 476: To extract:
! 477: <p>
! 478: <ul><pre>
! 479: # <strong>mkdir -p /usr/src/sys</strong>
! 480: # <strong>cd /usr/src</strong>
! 481: # <strong>tar xvfz /tmp/sys.tar.gz</strong>
! 482: </pre></ul>
! 483: <p>
! 484: Both of these trees are a regular CVS checkout. Using these trees it
! 485: is possible to get a head-start on using the anoncvs servers as
! 486: described <a href="anoncvs.html">here</a>.
! 487: Using these files
! 488: results in a much faster initial CVS update than you could expect from
! 489: a fresh checkout of the full OpenBSD source tree.
! 490: <p>
! 491: </ul>
! 492:
! 493: <a name="upgrade"></a>
! 494: <hr>
! 495: <p>
! 496: <h3><font color="#0000e0">How to upgrade</font></h3>
! 497: <p>
! 498: If you already have an OpenBSD 3.7 system, and do not want to reinstall,
! 499: upgrade instructions and advice can be found in the
! 500: <a href="faq/upgrade38.html">Upgrade Guide</a>.
! 501:
! 502: <a name="ports"></a>
! 503: <hr>
! 504: <p>
! 505: <h3><font color="#0000e0">Ports Tree</font></h3>
! 506: <p>
! 507: A ports tree archive is also provided. To extract:
! 508: <p>
! 509: <ul><pre>
! 510: # <strong>cd /usr</strong>
! 511: # <strong>tar xvfz /tmp/ports.tar.gz</strong>
! 512: # <strong>cd ports</strong>
! 513: </pre></ul>
! 514: <p>
! 515: The <i>ports/</i> subdirectory is a checkout of the OpenBSD ports tree. Go
! 516: read the <a href="ports.html">ports</a> page
! 517: if you know nothing about ports
! 518: at this point. This text is not a manual of how to use ports.
! 519: Rather, it is a set of notes meant to kickstart the user on the
! 520: OpenBSD ports system.
! 521: <p>
! 522: The <i>ports/</i> directory represents a CVS (see the manpage for
! 523: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cvs&apropos=0&sektion=1&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">
! 524: cvs(1)</a> if
! 525: you aren't familiar with CVS) checkout of our ports. As with our complete
! 526: source tree, our ports tree is available via anoncvs. So, in
! 527: order to keep current with it, you must make the <i>ports/</i> tree
! 528: available on a read-write medium and update the tree with a command
! 529: like:
! 530: <p>
! 531: <ul><pre>
! 532: # <strong>cd [portsdir]/; cvs -d anoncvsserver.openbsd.org:/cvs update -Pd -rOPENBSD_3_8</strong>
! 533: </pre></ul>
! 534: <p>
! 535: [Of course, you must replace the local directory and server name here
! 536: with the location of your ports collection and a nearby anoncvs
! 537: server.]
! 538: <p>
! 539: Note that most ports are available as packages through FTP. Updated
! 540: packages for the 3.8 release will be made available if problems arise.
! 541: <p>
! 542: If you're interested in seeing a port added, would like to help out, or just
! 543: would like to know more, the mailing list ports@openbsd.org is a good
! 544: place to know.
! 545: <p>
! 546:
! 547: <hr>
! 548: <a href="index.html"><img height="24" width="24" src="back.gif" border="0"
! 549: alt="OpenBSD"></a>
! 550: <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a>
! 551: <br><small>
! 552: $OpenBSD$
! 553: </small>
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