From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Dec 6 0:22:31 2000 From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 6 00:22:29 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mailhost01.reflexnet.net (mailhost01.reflexnet.net [64.6.192.82]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9626837B400 for ; Wed, 6 Dec 2000 00:22:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from 149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com ([64.6.211.149]) by mailhost01.reflexnet.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.197.19); Wed, 6 Dec 2000 00:20:45 -0800 Received: (from cjc@localhost) by 149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com (8.11.0/8.11.0) id eB68MFJ62456; Wed, 6 Dec 2000 00:22:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cjc) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 00:22:15 -0800 From: "Crist J . Clark" To: Darren Pilgrim 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> Reply-To: cjclark@alum.mit.edu References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0i In-Reply-To: ; from dmp@aracnet.com on Tue, Dec 05, 2000 at 07:01:43PM -0800 Sender: cjc@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message