Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 20:46:16 -0800 From: Joe Pokupec <joepok@ninestar.com> To: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CVS Update Message-ID: <BB0BF418.103D6%joepok@ninestar.com> In-Reply-To: <44isrdqwnq.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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Thanks Lowell, Cvsup looks like the thing that I need. I followed the directions in the Handbook. I receive the following error: fileserver# cvsup -g -L2 /root/standard-supfile Parsing supfile "/root/standard-supfile" Release not specified for collection "14:08:16" Any ideas? Thanks Joe > If you don't already have the cvs repository on your machine, you > would be better off using cvsup instead of using cvs directly. > Please see the handbook discussion: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge.html >> Joe Pokupec <joepok@ninestar.com> writes: > >> I've been using FreeBSD 4.7 for about 6 months now. I've failed to >> understand how to use cvs. Can anyone point me to a web page or other >> explanation to use cvs to update: >> >> 1) The entire ports collection >> >> 2) My currently installed ffmpeg >> >> 3) 4.7 to 4.8 >> >> Attempts to use cvs update yield the following: >> >> # cvs update ffmpeg >> cvs update: No CVSROOT specified! Please use the `-d' option >> cvs [update aborted]: or set the CVSROOT environment variable. >> >> OK, how the heck does one specify the CVSROOT variable? >> >> I know that man cvs should be helpful, but my predominantly Mac background >> has lobotomized the logical lobe in my brain.
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