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Date:      Wed, 6 Dec 2000 00:22:15 -0800
From:      "Crist J . Clark" <cjclark@reflexnet.net>
To:        Darren Pilgrim <dmp@aracnet.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Are there pitfalls/warnings for CVSup'ing ports-all only?
Message-ID:  <20001206002215.I99903@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0012051847370.22690-100000@shell1.aracnet.com>; from dmp@aracnet.com on Tue, Dec 05, 2000 at 07:01:43PM -0800
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.21.0012051847370.22690-100000@shell1.aracnet.com>

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On Tue, Dec 05, 2000 at 07:01:43PM -0800, Darren Pilgrim wrote:
> I would like to update the ports collection on my boxes via CVSup, but I'm
> concerned about the risks of doing so.  I figure it's probably a good idea
> not to cross major release numbers, but what about such things like 
> changes from 4.0 to 4.1 to 4.2 that might break a RELENG_4 port installed
> on a 4.1-R machine?  Is there an UPDATING.TXT-like file someplace that
> details this, or am I worrying over nothing?

The ports tree has no branches (not much of a tree). There is no such
thing as a RELENG_4 port.
-- 
Crist J. Clark                           cjclark@alum.mit.edu


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