MacPort selfupdate using SVN

[Jackson Isaac]

On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org> wrote:
> On Mar 9, 2015, at 06:02, Jackson Isaac wrote:
>>
>> But when I try 'port -d sync', it says I need to run 'port
>> selfupdate'. My University network blocks rsync.
>
> selfupdate always uses rsync; it cannot be configured to use another method. If your network blocks rsync, then you cannot use the selfupdate command. Instead, use sync to sync your portfile definitions, and on the rare occasions when MacPorts base itself is updated, install it another way, for example by downloading the installer from our website.

Here: http://trac.macports.org/wiki/howto/SyncingWithSVN
it says that when I run 'port -d sync' it will run 'svn update'

But when I do 'port -d sync' it doesn't update the ports and asks me
to run 'port selfupdate' which uses rsync, which I do not want to as
the network blocks it.


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