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Subject: Re: CVSup?
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On Thursday 03 April 2003 06:31 am, Rodney Salomon wrote:
> Do you guys use CVSup, or one of the various ways of
> synchronizing your source?  What are the benefits of
> this?

There are two "sources" to synchronize. The first is the OS, which I 
wouldn't recommend unless you're tracking -stable. The second is the 
ports tree, and it is very useful.

If you track -stable, then you will be getting timely bug and security 
fixes. If you stick with -release, then cvsup isn't needed except to 
sync the ports tree (which is still a good thing).

David