hi all- i'm trying to compile the latest ruby (stable-snapshot.tar.gz) using the ports compiler toolchain. i though i might be able to do something like sudo cp stable-snapshot.tar.gz distfiles/ruby/ruby-1.8.6.tar.gz sudo port -p -f install ruby but no joy. that complained about the checksums. next i edited the Portfile to reflect that actual checksums but still no joy. is there a preferred mechanism for doing what i'm trying to do: install a port with an alternate tarball? sorry for the barrage of newbie questions - the switch from linux is going a bit slower that i'd hoped. lot's of new things to learn. kind regards. a @ http://codeforpeople.com/ -- we can deny everything, except that we have the possibility of being better. simply reflect on that. h.h. the 14th dalai lama