Re: Tier-2 and git

On Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:56:04 -0700
bob prohaska <[email protected]> wrote:

> It just dawned on me that tier-2 platforms don't get pkg support,
> which makes the instructions for bootstrapping ports at
> https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/ports/#ports-using
> somewhat difficult to use.
> 
> Can a preliminary ports tree be obtained via some other means?
> One could do a recursive sftp from another local system, 
> am I missing something obvious?
>

I often use /usr/ports mounted via nfs. Works quite well when both
server and client are connected via LAN. Doing that across internet
over slower links is not the best, but you could, probably, do 'cp -R'
of something similar even in this case.

Regards,
Milan