From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 1 04:43:40 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0FB5116A41C for ; Wed, 1 Jun 2005 04:43:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from lakecmmtao04.coxmail.com (lakecmmtao04.coxmail.com [68.99.120.78]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8186C43D49 for ; Wed, 1 Jun 2005 04:43:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dns1 ([64.58.171.82]) by lakecmmtao04.coxmail.com (InterMail vM.6.01.04.04 201-2131-118-104-20050224) with ESMTP id <20050601044339.WFXR3718.lakecmmtao04.coxmail.com@dns1>; Wed, 1 Jun 2005 00:43:39 -0400 From: Vizion To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 21:39:18 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 References: <29820ad5e0e326ba85251acf1b73d995@rzweb.com> In-Reply-To: <29820ad5e0e326ba85251acf1b73d995@rzweb.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200505312139.19273.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> Cc: Ron Gilbert Subject: Re: New ports in -RELEASE X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 04:43:40 -0000 On Tuesday 31 May 2005 21:11, the author Ron Gilbert contributed to the dialogue on- New ports in -RELEASE: >I am running 5.3-RELEASE, and I need the latest version for Subversion >(1.2.0), but the packages and ports pull down 1.1.4. > >I assume this is because 1.2.0 is not in the RELEASE distribution. > >Freshports.org says 1.2.0 is the latest, but it doesn't tell me what >distribution (RELEASE/STABLE/etc). > >How can I get the latest versions of things? I've asked this questions >before, but the answers are just as cryptic as the problem (to me >anyway). I've read several articles on cvsup and they all talk about >things differently, and I'm not even sure this is what I need. > >Is there a way for me to just get Subversion 1.2.0 installed on my >machine (I already have 1.1.4)? > >Is there a configuration to tell the ports to get and make STABLE >versions instead of RELEASE? > >This is very confusing, and the last thing I need is to do something >wrong and bring my whole machine down. That is why I am reluctant to >follow the complex instructions around cvsup (if that is even what I >need). > >Or can someone point me to some very clear instructions for cvsup, that >doesn't make a assumptions about me already being a FreeBSD guru? Does >cvsups fix my problem? > >Installing a -RELEASE version and then wanting the latest ports seems >like a common desire, but it is not addressed very clearly. > >Thanks for any help. I also have 5.3 and my ports tree, which is kept up to date with cvsup, has version 1.2 of subversion in the ports tree. cvsup is NOT difficult to use -- in fact quite simple. Just install it, take a look at the cvsup examples /usr/share/examples/cvsup/ and make a few cahnges in the files and you are away. I would suggest you consider keeping two cvsupfiles. One for ports and docs and one for sources. If you do not keep you system up to date, you run the risk and installing incompatible files. David -- 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing May/June bound for Europe via Panama Canal.