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Steve wrote:

>am doing cvsup for the first time, and got the hang of it, but have one
>questions for those who used it.
>
>is it advisable to do src-all, or should i only do ports-all
>  
>

Depends on whether you want to update the OS as
well as the 3rd party software ("ports").

>also is this configuration decent, in your opinion
>
>*default host=cvsup5.FreeBSD.org
>*default tag=.
>*default base=/usr/local/etc/cvsup
>*default prefix=/usr
>*default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix compress
>ports-all tag=.
>#src-all (pending feedback)
>  
>

Hmm, never used seperate tags in the same
SUPfile, but I guess that cvsup is smart enough
to do that, considering what it does do.

For a discussion of the release tags, see the "Cutting
Edge" chapter in the FreeBSD handbook[1].

Please do note that you most likely *want* to
use "tag=." for ports, but *not for source*.  You
probably want the latest releases of ports, but
it's not nearly so likely you want to be running
HEAD/CURRENT on your system....

Kevin Kinsey
DaleCo, S.P.

[1]For 4-STABLE, for example, your cvsup app should
be looking for src files tagged "RELENG_4".