From owner-freebsd-current Sun Jan 24 19:31:55 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id TAA05797 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Sun, 24 Jan 1999 19:31:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from bright.fx.genx.net (bright.fx.genx.net [206.64.4.154]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id TAA05792 for ; Sun, 24 Jan 1999 19:31:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bright@hotjobs.com) Received: from localhost (bright@localhost) by bright.fx.genx.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id WAA00877; Sun, 24 Jan 1999 22:37:49 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from bright@hotjobs.com) X-Authentication-Warning: bright.fx.genx.net: bright owned process doing -bs Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 22:37:49 -0500 (EST) From: Alfred Perlstein X-Sender: bright@bright.fx.genx.net To: Mike Smith cc: John Polstra , current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Death to LKM screen savers? (was: Re: HEADS UP: i386 a.out L In-Reply-To: <199901250132.RAA06299@dingo.cdrom.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sun, 24 Jan 1999, Mike Smith wrote: > > >> Finally, why not just use a local repository you weenie? 8) > > > > > > Because, certain other weenies :) have web pages up on > > > http://www.freebsd.org/handbook that don't explain how to do this, and > > > aren't very clear on the topics that ARE discussed. :) > > > > You've got a lot to learn if you think this kind of unconstructive > > slap in the face is going to inspire or motivate anybody. > > This probably should have been a private mail; it requires IRC context > before it's clear. > > Alfred was having some conceptual difficulties with the CVS repository > concept; I think he's got it sorted out now. I'm not sure whether it > was a documentation issue or just a stubborn idea-firewall. Combination of cluelessness, newbieness to cvs/rccs, and a headcold, all *my* fault. I apologize, and thank you for the help via IRC. I couldn't figure out that you can use cvsup to grab the repo, then use plain 'ol cvs from that. Now i'm well on my way into 'make release'. thanks a lot, -Alfred To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message