From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 6 17:38:01 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E123F16A46C for ; Wed, 6 Jun 2007 17:38:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wxs@atarininja.org) Received: from syn.atarininja.org (syn.csh.rit.edu [129.21.60.158]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B91AE13C489 for ; Wed, 6 Jun 2007 17:38:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wxs@atarininja.org) Received: by syn.atarininja.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id E26B55C37; Wed, 6 Jun 2007 13:40:29 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 13:40:29 -0400 From: Wesley Shields To: Doug Barton Message-ID: <20070606174029.GB47047@atarininja.org> References: <4666668D.609@tk-pttuntex.com> <46666DCF.7050802@totalterror.net> <46667170.206@tk-pttuntex.com> <20070606141449.GD38752@atarininja.org> <4666ECCB.3060300@FreeBSD.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4666ECCB.3060300@FreeBSD.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.15 (2007-04-06) Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Niki Denev Subject: Re: cvsup error X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:38:02 -0000 On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 10:20:11AM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > Wesley Shields wrote: > > > The difference is that csup is written in C and included in the base. > > The only lacking feature in csup is that it doesn't work in checkout > > mode, which shouldn't be a problem for your average use. > > You have it backwards. csup _only_ works in checkout mode, what it > can't do is mirror a repository. This is fine for the average FreeBSD > user however, since checking out the current version of the src or > ports tree is what the vast majority do anyway. You're right, my apologies. Not working in checkout mode defeats the purpose for the vast majority of the people using it. I guess I just wasn't thinking straight. > > I may be wrong about checkout mode, but that was a caveat when it went > > into the tree IIRC. If that is no longer the case I apologize for the > > misinformation. > > If you are going to offer advice on the lists, please take the time to > verify that what you're saying is correct. Otherwise it's just a waste > of time for all concerned. > > I'm picking on your post here a little because it's a good example of > a disturbing trend, please don't take it personally. Don't worry, I'm not taking it personally. It just goes to show that I should think twice and double check things before sending anything. :) Thank you for the clarification. -- WXS