Date: Sun, 5 Oct 1997 10:18:32 -0500 From: "Scot W. Hetzel" <hetzels@aol.com> To: "Frank Volf" <volf@oasis.IAEhv.nl>, <nate@mt.sri.com> Cc: "Stable" <stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: CTM patch level added to newvers.sh Message-ID: <01bcd1a1$f152b340$4a53ab98@hetzels>
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-----Original Message----- From: Frank Volf <volf@oasis.IAEhv.nl> Newsgroups: list.freebsd.stable To: Hetzels@aol.com <Hetzels@aol.com>; nate@mt.sri.com <nate@mt.sri.com> Date: Sunday, October 05, 1997 9:39 AM Subject: Re: CTM patch level added to newvers.sh >In article <971004143220_-729141990@emout19.mail.aol.com>, > <Hetzels@aol.com> wrote: >>In a message dated 97-10-04 14:16:27 EDT, nate@mt.sri.com writes: >> >>> > I am currently tracking 2.2-STABLE and use the following patch to newvers.sh >>> > to have my kernel indicate what CTM patch was used to create it. >>> >>> We need a solution that isn't specific to the transport medium, or in >>> more specific terms a solution that works irregardless of how you got >>> the bits. >>> >>I agree. >> >>One method I would like to see is that the .ctm_status file becomes a >>permanant part of the src tree. (Why?) Because CTM deltas are created at >>least once every day. > >Yes and that is exactly the problem with this solution. If I sup the CVS >tree then some rcs deltas may (and will) be added to the tree that are not >yet noticed by CTM. In other words, during one day a sup would give me >different versions of the source tree, all with the same CTM delta version. >And since people are building 'releases' from the CVS tree (instead of >ftp'ing them) this is not good. > Actually, according to the handbook on CTM http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook239.html#ctm ) "You will need to transfer up to four deltas per day". This suggest that CTM deltas are created every 6 Hours. And Thus if you sup at 4 different times during the day, you will get at least 4 different versions. Now, if you sup between the 6 hour delta creations, then you will get different versions with the same CTM value. How fine, do you want it? Scot.help
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