Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 17:31:04 -0800 From: "Crist J . Clark" <cjc@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Bernie <Bernie_X@myrealbox.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Easy Questions -- newcomer Message-ID: <20011227173104.L2090@blossom.cjclark.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.WNT.4.40.0112280012280.257-100000@blast>; from Bernie_X@myrealbox.com on Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 12:32:24AM %2B0000 References: <Pine.WNT.4.40.0112280012280.257-100000@blast>
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On Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 12:32:24AM +0000, Bernie wrote:
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> 1. Is it possible that while doing cvsup i got the server in the
> middle of updating and got out of sync sources? Is there any way
> to ensure that this doesnt happen?
It is possible, but very rare.
> 2. How can i redirect the output of 'make' in c-shell with stdout
> in one file and stderr in another? i thied this:
> make >make_stdout.txt 2>make_stderr.txt
> but i got messg ambigus redirection. i suspect that the above works
> for bash only (or maybe not).
sh, bash, ksh, and some others, but not csh-like ones.
> In any case, what's the equivalent for
> tcsh?
$ ( make > make_stdout.txt ) >& make_stderr.txt
> 3. The ports collection, is there a tree for each version ie a tree
> for 4.3, another for 4.4 etc? For example, if i got 4.3 and get the
> ports tree of 4.4 or 4.5 am i gonna get trouble? is there any rule
> for that?
There are no branches on the ports collection, only HEAD.
> 4. Ports can take too long sometimes (download + compile). Is there
> any advantage of compiling ports instead of tracking and downloading
> the packages for a given app? packages seem faster.
Use ports if there are customizations you wish to make during the
compile process. Ports are more quickly and frequently updated than
packages, check version numbers. Other than that, building a port on
your own system is just warm fuzzies, no real advantage over
packages.
--
"It's always funny until someone gets hurt. Then it's hilarious."
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| cjclark@jhu.edu
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