Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2013 06:45:46 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: "N.J. Mann" <njm@njm.me.uk> Cc: Chris H <bsd-lists@1command.com>, freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Where's the docs for FreeBSD maintenance with Subversion? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1307040641490.4070@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20130704091454.GA61237@titania.njm.me.uk> References: <b8cefc405bcd2f7248f4c260a9148296.authenticated@ultimatedns.net> <20130704091454.GA61237@titania.njm.me.uk>
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On Thu, 4 Jul 2013, N.J. Mann wrote: > In message <b8cefc405bcd2f7248f4c260a9148296.authenticated@ultimatedns.net>, > Chris H (bsd-lists@1command.com) wrote: >> Greetings, >> I've _finally_ managed to get a break in my work schedule that coincides with >> a period where pointyhat isn't barfing on my ARCH. So I was able to (cv)sup src && ports. >> Update the kernel successfully, and (after hours of work), managed to upgrade ports. But >> as (cv)sup was discontinued ~3 months ago, the ports aren't well synced, and I'm now >> working on a fairly wobbly system. I'm on RELENG_8 (8.4), and would like to sync my src && >> ports via the (now defacto) subversion method. My previous experience is with the client >> meerly for the sake of obtaining the src, and building -- _not_ maintaining a tree. I've >> read what little is available in the handbook, and much of the Subversion book. But there are >> clearly different procedures/nuances where FreeBSD maintenance is concerned, both in the >> building of Subversion, and it's usage, where FreeBSD is concerned. The biggest questions >> in this regard, is; >> 1) what to do with my current INDEX-8 && INDEX-8.db files? >> 2) what of the "distfiles" directory >> Do I simply copy them over, and "check them in"? > > When I converted from csup to svn I did the following - which seems to > work. :-) > > 1. mv /usr/ports /usr/ports.old > 2. mkdir /usr/ports > 3. svn checkout into /usr/ports > 4. mv /usr/ports.old/distfiles /usr/ports > > When I do a svn update it ignores distfiles. The index files, too. They can be (slowly) built with 'make index', or downloaded with 'make fetchindex', or portmaster will fetch it automatically.home | help
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