From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 10 16:53:41 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 081D6C8D for ; Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:53:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from simon@qxnitro.org) Received: from mail-la0-f51.google.com (mail-la0-f51.google.com [209.85.215.51]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C21793D for ; Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:53:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-la0-f51.google.com with SMTP id fj20so865746lab.10 for ; Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:53:39 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=qxnitro.org; s=google; h=mime-version:x-originating-ip:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=wLQ//73c3Lyg1prndoMv4OJUJ+33C7Lae2EBSg82FyY=; b=WD+CEbGF+pXyLyVxP/Lu34ILuzjO06kub0hXfjO6z4mIaVdBacTESVcDNOUz7zMxzW C+XkonpXBZSZUYPnM3H/j+4qx/qGfuilV89CYqC7TvQefSNySa6+MEes6e64PaM3hgHJ WWqoWbhPkc8WuSsiqikzaItvUfoMz9qnnUMaQ= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-originating-ip:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type:x-gm-message-state; bh=wLQ//73c3Lyg1prndoMv4OJUJ+33C7Lae2EBSg82FyY=; b=T+jYe0U47/bCq+gH1IziMIxtXt4U2nJ2OZXT7gsaGjkoTi0hIkOOev4xEgJ4kXArci Cz7SPRN4gOPvNXi1Ptv9gLtklvG7kXYA6NU5mS+fuotxfZvzGHFpkBoWmLPb73dU7qKI WnjetfygeQZavmnC/u9wvOWxJ8Uhgo3Id5KPms8CDy5ESiKmCMsYRnm2/ROlHDkEqhzp LeUxV7M1NTpCzIAllTWAgvw6Z4QkPltq3QwLVrlstIRAqe8xHrt48y8LBg7deeF1NtEr sg1gakelx433VtxQq30aoIW6/8irhKldhxjn8E4IeH9OtuVS1esmfCOSmrB3IammNgwd iR3w== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.152.122.148 with SMTP id ls20mr13140554lab.56.1357836819079; Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:53:39 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.112.19.41 with HTTP; Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:53:38 -0800 (PST) X-Originating-IP: [2620:0:1040:204:e4cd:37b5:ee2c:50e9] In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:53:38 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Ports cvs deprecation warning From: "Simon L. B. Nielsen" To: Warren Block Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQneV4VN1E5Xg5ZX+SvKx+jV3kFVGd8bkZ7OEdk0d25YqoPJkFaeqze1k2Aa4qyKzunraBdU Cc: Eitan Adler , freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:53:41 -0000 On 10 January 2013 16:50, Warren Block wrote: > Index: ports/UPDATING > =================================================================== > --- ports/UPDATING (revision 310189) > +++ ports/UPDATING (working copy) > @@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ > You should get into the habit of checking this file for changes each time > you update your ports collection, before attempting any port upgrades. > > +20130110: > + AFFECTS: everyone using csup(1) or net/cvsup to update the ports tree > + AUTHOR: wblock@FreeBSD.org > + > + The CVSup service is being phased out as of February 28, 2013. Please > + switch to one of the alternate update methods of portsnap(8) or > + devel/subversion before that time. See the Handbook for more > + information: > + > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-using.html The note should also talk about CVS IMO - I have frequently heard people use that (not many, but some). -- Simon L. B. Nielsen