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Developer(s) | Colin Percival |
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Operating system | FreeBSD |
License | BSD license |
Portsnap is a system written by Colin Percival for secure distribution of compressed, digitally signed snapshots of the FreeBSD ports tree. The distribution follows the client–server model and uses the transport protocol HTTP ( pipelined HTTP).
From FreeBSD 6 through 13 (as well as 5.5), portsnap was a part of the base system. In previous versions it was installed from ports. It's a standalone program which can be run manually or in a cron job.
As such, it is one of alternatives to the classic cvsup method. Its advantages include:
Another alternative to cvsup is CVSync (used to manage the OpenBSD source tree), it shares cvsup disadvantages, though.
The portsnap package is distributed under the 2-clause BSD license. As of FreeBSD 14, portsnap is being removed. Its functions have been taken over by a migration to git.
This article includes a
list of references,
related reading, or
external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
inline citations. (September 2019) |
Developer(s) | Colin Percival |
---|---|
Operating system | FreeBSD |
License | BSD license |
Portsnap is a system written by Colin Percival for secure distribution of compressed, digitally signed snapshots of the FreeBSD ports tree. The distribution follows the client–server model and uses the transport protocol HTTP ( pipelined HTTP).
From FreeBSD 6 through 13 (as well as 5.5), portsnap was a part of the base system. In previous versions it was installed from ports. It's a standalone program which can be run manually or in a cron job.
As such, it is one of alternatives to the classic cvsup method. Its advantages include:
Another alternative to cvsup is CVSync (used to manage the OpenBSD source tree), it shares cvsup disadvantages, though.
The portsnap package is distributed under the 2-clause BSD license. As of FreeBSD 14, portsnap is being removed. Its functions have been taken over by a migration to git.