Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 10:01:28 -0500 From: Drew Derbyshire <software@kew.com> To: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: CVSUP for dummies (was Re: which one) Message-ID: <36A9E448.B2CD9354@kew.com> References: <36A7EBDA.14003849@netshell.vicosa.com.br> <19990122005933.A16543@holly.dyndns.org> <199901230632.WAA12095@vashon.polstra.com>
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John Polstra wrote: > In article <36A96126.C7C58DE4@kew.com>, Drew Derbyshire > <software@kew.com> wrote: > > > I should remember this, but ... what do I feed the cvs-supfile to > > snarf ALL releases? > > If you want access to all releases, or even to just two, you're > best off CVSupping the CVS repository. In a nutshell, you omit the > "tag" and "date" statements in the cvsupfile, Looks like the sample cvs-supfile from 2.2.8 already omits these statements. (The directory /usr/share/examples/cvsup/ as a number of samples, for those behind even me on the curve. I'm referring to the file cvs-supfile in this directory) > and point "prefix" > to someplace like "/home/ncvs" -- NOT to your actual source tree. That I know. I was running CVSUP all the time I was the worlds most invisible commiter. :-) > For more information, RTFM cvsup(1), look at the examples in > "/usr/share/examples/cvsup/", and read the CVSup FAQ, which is at > <http://www.polstra.com/projects/freeware/CVSup/>. Thanks for the pointer. > And then learn how to use CVS. Practice, practice, practice. :-) -- Drew Derbyshire UUPC/extended e-mail: software@kew.com Telephone: 617-279-9812 "Breathe deep, the gathering gloom | Cold-hearted orb that rules the night Pizza boxes fill your room | Dead flies in your ceiling light Roving roaches seal your doom | Pipes are grey and plaster white, Run right out and buy a broom, | But we decide which version's right You can use the rent money. | And which is a parody." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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