Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2004 16:12:09 -0500 From: Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@math.missouri.edu> To: Stephen Liu <satimis@yahoo.com>, ctm-users@freebsd.org Subject: Re: First time running CTM Message-ID: <40C388A9.3000106@math.missouri.edu> In-Reply-To: <20040605053736.19081.qmail@web40309.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20040605053736.19081.qmail@web40309.mail.yahoo.com>
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Hi Stephen, Did anyone else reply? CTM is a good way to keep up to date, but cvsup is also a good way. I think that the documentation for ctm is not that great, and so you may find cvsup an easier way to go. I would use ctm only if you have some specific reason to do so (i.e. you are behind a corperate firewall). But I could answer some of your questions. Stephen Liu wrote: > Hi folks, > > FreeBSD 5.2 Release > > ctm is completely new to me. I found it already > installed on my PC > > # whereis ctm > ctm: /usr/sbin/ctm /usr/share/man/man1/ctm.1.gz > /usr/src/usr.sbin/ctm > > I am trying to configure it. I read A.4 Using CTM > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.IS...ndbook/ctm.html > > but I am still not very clear. > Yes. The docs are not that clear. > Hereinunder are my questions > 1) > Using CTM for the First Time > I haven't had a -RELEASE CD. Where can I download the > 'starter delta'. My PC is connected to 3MB broadband. The docs are somewhat deceptive on this issue. You don't want to use anything off a release CD. You can get all the starter deltas from most any ftp site, e.g. ftp.vmunix.org - they are in with all the regular deltas. > > 2) > Using CTM in Daily Life > > # df > Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Avail Capacity > Mounted on > /dev/ad4s1a 253678 45854 187530 20% / > devfs 1 1 0 100% /dev > /dev/ad4s1e 253678 4812 228572 2% /tmp > /dev/ad4s1f 36354884 4975506 28470988 15% /usr > /dev/ad4s1d 253678 59724 173660 26% /var > > Can I establish 'Empty' to /usr/ where has plenty > space??? You can put it anywhere you like. > > # mkdir -P /usr/home/ctm/curent_delta > # cd /usr/home/ctm/curent_delta > # ctm -v -v > /path/to/starter_delta/download/folder/src-xxx.* > (why it needs double '-v' here ???) > You don't need any '-v'. > 3) > After step 2) above, now I have the lastest port tree. > I then subscribe a CTM distribution list. What shall > I do next? > See if cvsup is better for your needs. If not, try to figure out what you can - we can try to answer questions as they come up. > Would the ports tree automatically updated whenever I > start the PC? > No. > Kindly advise. TIA > > B.R. > Stephen Liu > > _______________________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com.hk address at http://mail.english.yahoo.com.hk > _______________________________________________ > ctm-users@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/ctm-users > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "ctm-users-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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