Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 16:18:34 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Rusty <irisinc@gci.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Using CVSUP (was: Where are the HOWTO's?) Message-ID: <19990916161834.G55065@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <37E1B44D.FC71786B@gci.net>; from Rusty on Thu, Sep 16, 1999 at 07:23:57PM -0800 References: <37E1B44D.FC71786B@gci.net>
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On Thursday, 16 September 1999 at 19:23:57 -0800, Rusty wrote: > Hi! > > I'm trying to set up the CVSup software package on FreeBSD 3.2. > > I'm reading Greg Lehey's book and on page 368 it tells you the necessary > things you need to set up the program. The book mentions a cvsupfile, > which will be gotten to later in the text. To be more precise, 10 lines further on. > Great! Put mind into hold till you come to the next mention of > cvsupfile and then resume train of thought. No, read on. > Next mention of the cvsupfile tells you that you can find all the > details in the online handbook. Good! Put Greg's book down, pick up > the online handbook and read on while re-engaging brain and mental > processes. No, read on. > Problem #1 Online handbook assumes you know where certain files are > located and does not give paths to said files. The handbook also refers > you to man pages. Wonderful! Put down handbook; lookup man page. Try > to remember what in the hell it was you were looking for in the first > place and also does it really matter any more. No, read on in CFBSD. If you find something missing there, *then* go and look at the online handbook. > Come on guys! Give me a break! > > Has anybody written HOWTO's for this stuff? If so where are they > located? Yes, you're quoting from one of them. Now explain what difficulty you have with sequential reading. Come up with a real problem and I'll fix it. There's also another HOWTO at http://www.lemis.com/staying-current. I don't think you really need it. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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