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eculp wrote:
> 
> Brian Somers wrote:
> >
> > > I've looked through the handbook and can't find out just HOW to make a
> > > release.  Looking through /usr/src/release/Makefile got me on the right
> > > path, but I still can't get it to work.  Lets say, for instance, i want to
> > > make a release relative to /usr/RELEASE, and call it 2.2.5-BETA.  I use
> > > cvsup, if that matters, to update the source tree almost daily.
> > [.....]
> >
> > Check out http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/custrel.html
> >
> > It's a fine line dividing the FAQ & the handbook.
> >
> > > --- Chris Dillon
> > > --- cdillon@tri-lakes.net
> > > --- Powered by FreeBSD, the best free OS on the planet
> > > ---- (http://www.freebsd.org)
> >
> > --
> > Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <bri@OpenBSD.org>
> >       <http://www.Awfulhak.org>
> > Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
> 
> I tried to follow the directions, but must have done something wrong
> because
> after doing the following:
> 
>         cvsup -g -L 2 cvs-supfile
>         make world
>         export CVSROOT=/usr/src
>         make release BUILDNAME=3.0-local CHROOTDIR=/squid1
> 
> I got the following error.
> 
> mkdir /squid1//bootstrap
> for i in /sbin/mount /sbin/umount /usr/bin/cpio ; do  cp -p /squid1$i
> /squid1//bootstrap ;  done
> cd /squid1/usr && rm -rf src &&  cvs -d /usr/src co -P src
> 
> cvs [checkout aborted]: /usr/src/CVSROOT: No such file or directory
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop.
> 
> Thank you for your patience.
> 
> ed

I made a directory CVSROOT and now have a new error:

cd /squid1/usr && rm -rf src &&  cvs -d /usr/src co -P src
cvs checkout: cannot find module `src' - ignored
*** Error code 1

Tomorrow is a new day :-)

Thanks

ed