From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 25 02:49:32 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ADA2337B401 for ; Sun, 25 May 2003 02:49:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hotmail.com (f24.sea1.hotmail.com [207.68.163.24]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C154843F3F for ; Sun, 25 May 2003 02:49:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from crollins666@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 25 May 2003 02:49:31 -0700 Received: from 216.19.22.118 by sea1fd.sea1.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sun, 25 May 2003 09:49:31 GMT X-Originating-IP: [216.19.22.118] X-Originating-Email: [crollins666@hotmail.com] From: "clayton rollins" To: jhuvinen@cc.hut.fi Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 09:49:31 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 May 2003 09:49:31.0409 (UTC) FILETIME=[F0A7F010:01C322A2] cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Updating ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 09:49:33 -0000 On Sun, 25 May 2003 Jukka Huvinen > >I'm stuck with a mouse bug (freezes while typing text) and I was told >updating latest XFree86 might help. > >Ok. I'm running 4.8 release. How should I update my ports-tree? >I tried cvsup. > >Manual says there is only a current branch for the ports collection. >(cvsup: tag=.) If I give tag=RELENG_4, it only deletes the port >directories. > ; ) I did the same thing. > >Is it possible to update the ports tree to stable branch at all, i.e. >"current" 4 stable? > I'm pretty sure the thinking here is that, since it's third party software, current vs. stable doesn't apply in the same way. On a side note, I haven't had any real problems running the current ports tree. And, just to note, my ports lists ver. XFree86-4.3.0,1 > >I have only a modem connection and I would like to avoid updating >everything and would like to stay within stable-branch. > If you use cvsup with compression, it shouldn't be too big to just get the ports tree. (I think it was just over 30 megs when I did it...) > >Thanks for any help!! > > >-- >Jukka > I'd like to ask you more about this 'mouse bug,' but it's not really appropriate on this list. (though it does really sound interesting.) If you still can't get it to work, I'll watch for your post to -questions. Peace, Clayton _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail