From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 27 13:22:09 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 529DC4C1 for ; Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:22:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mueller23@insightbb.com) Received: from mail.insightbb.com (smtp1.insight.synacor.com [208.47.185.23]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07F52FD0 for ; Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:22:08 +0000 (UTC) X_CMAE_Category: 0,0 Undefined,Undefined X-CNFS-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=fvJelSEf c=1 sm=0 a=Dm9TOXL4taQ+Gy1KovpL+A==:17 a=WrV8zJ25IEQA:10 a=DvSzqBOGy98A:10 a=pedpZTtsAAAA:8 a=Y_vyGYvwhgUA:10 a=uX0iDd6wAAAA:8 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=-IkFJk6PAAAA:8 a=cdBe0LRlYbOCLTxMAxEA:9 a=vjLd8rCZ-JcA:10 a=d4U-Usq9-ZUA:10 a=Dm9TOXL4taQ+Gy1KovpL+A==:117 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Authentication-Results: smtp02.insight.synacor.com header.from=mueller6724@bellsouth.net; sender-id=neutral Authentication-Results: smtp02.insight.synacor.com smtp.mail=mueller23@insightbb.com; spf=softfail; sender-id=softfail Received-SPF: softfail (smtp02.insight.synacor.com: transitional domain insightbb.com does not designate 74.130.198.7 as permitted sender) Received: from [74.130.198.7] ([74.130.198.7:46714] helo=localhost) by mail.insightbb.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.49 r(42060/42061)) with ESMTP id C2/02-10746-AF925015; Sun, 27 Jan 2013 08:22:02 -0500 Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 08:22:02 -0500 Message-ID: From: "Thomas Mueller" To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cronjob Cvsup -> What? Cc: Lowell Gilbert X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:22:09 -0000 "W. D." writes: > According to: > http://www.freebsd.org/news/2012-compromise.html > Cvsup is deprecated. If I have a Cron entry like: > #----------------------------------------------------------------- > #Min Hr DOM Mnth DOW Command > # At 3:46 in the morning, everyday, as root, update the ports tree: > 46 3 * * * /usr/local/bin/cvsup -h cvsup12.FreeBSD.org /usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile > #----------------------------------------------------------------- > What should I use: freebsd-update, Subversion, portsnap, or what? > What would be the best Cron command to keep ports updated on a daily > basis? Lowell Gilbert responds: > portsnap is almost certainly the best answer for you. > freebsd-update is for the base system, not ports. > If you needed version control features on your ports tree (especially if > you were regularly contributing changes to ports), getting and updating > your tree through subversion would have some extra features you might > want, but it doesn't sound as if that is the case for you. > Unless you have a specific reason why portsnap doesn't fit your use > case, it's definitely the way to go for just keeping a ports tree > updated regularly. I've always used "portsnap fetch update" after the initial "portsnap fetch" and "portsnap extract". What would be the adverse side effect of using svn instead? Tom