Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 15:46:33 -0800 (PST) From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> To: stable@freebsd.org Cc: brooks@one-eyed-alien.net Subject: Re: /usr/ports symlink disappears Message-ID: <200103262346.f2QNkX802713@vashon.polstra.com> In-Reply-To: <20010326153934.A29630@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu> References: <200103262336.f2QNaRE37653@wattres.Watt.COM> <20010326153934.A29630@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu>
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In article <20010326153934.A29630@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu>, Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 26, 2001 at 03:36:27PM -0800, Steve Watt wrote: > > Actually, I got bitten some time ago, during a cvsup. It appears > > that cvsup doesn't care for having /usr/ports a symlink, and blows it > > away and re-checks out everything. > > Point cvsup at the actual location. I'm pretty sure the cvsup author > knows about the problem. I've heard it reported enough times to be fully convinced it is a bona fide problem. But I have never found a way to reproduce it myself. John -- John Polstra jdp@polstra.com John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA "Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence." -- Chögyam Trungpa To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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