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Date:      Tue, 5 Jun 2001 10:45:41 -0400
From:      Jim Mock <jim@compete.com>
To:        j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: directions on setting up local CVS tree
Message-ID:  <20010605104541.B1803@cartman.boston.geekhouse.net>
In-Reply-To: <20010605153838.B87437@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>

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On Tue, 05 Jun 2001 at 15:38:38 +0100, j mckitrick wrote:
> | You cvsup it.  As somebody else already pointed out, see
> | /usr/share/examples/cvsup/cvs-supfile.
> 
> Ah, I see.  I got this file confused with 'stable-supfile'.
> 
> | > Will it be *huge*?
> | 
> | Yes.
> 
> About how big?  Can i just get the /src part of the cvs tree, and let
> cvsup get the ports, docs, etc.?  In other words, i don't need the
> entire change history of the ports, only /src.

Yeah, you can get just the source.  Look at the supfile, it tells you
what you need to do.  As for how big, I'm not sure.  I don't currently
have a copy of the src repository locally.

> | > What transition is necessary to go from building world in /usr/src
> | > and using a CVS tree instead?
> | 
> | I'm not sure what you're talking about here.  You still build world
> | the same way.
> 
> What needs to be done to check out the current copy of the source tree
> from /home/ncvs to /usr/src?

Set your CVSROOT environment variable to /home/ncvs and then learn how
to use cvs :-)

Run info cvs.. it will give you an in-depth cvs manual.  There's also a
book called "Open Source Development with CVS" which isn't too bad
either (if you're more interested in hardcopy stuff).

- jim

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