Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 17:37:11 +1200 From: "Richard Shea" <rshea@thecubagroup.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: david@skytracker.ca Subject: Re: CVSUP/buildworld problems - should I just FTP ? Message-ID: <3EAAC3C7.17574.5C64ACE@localhost>
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> > I'm now about to remove /usr/src and /usr/obj and try again [4] but > > I've just wanted to check something first. > > > > If I'm going to remove /usr/src and /usr/obj wouldn't I be better > > off just FTP'ing the 4.8 release sources straight onto my machine > > and > > I went from 4.3 to 4.8 without a problem. just to be sure - did you do this by CVSupping or FTPing in the 4.8 sources ? > > > doing a buildworld on those ? I've heard the CVSuping a lot of > > source is quite inefficient and I think I'd be sucking in everything > > via CVSUP if I rm'd those two directories and then CVSup on 4.5 > > Release wouldn't I ? > > I have never removed the obj or the src before cvsuping. On one > occasion I have had a small problem, but I -believe- cvsup recognizes > what files need to be replaced, and which ones do not. well that was my understanding as well but in those USENET postings ( second post in http://tinyurl.com/ackw and fourth and fifth posts in http://tinyurl.com/ackz ) some people suggest otherwise and one them was Crist Clark who IMHO has quite a good track record I started paying attention to the idea. thanks for your response. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Cuba Group PO Box 1864 Wellington New Zealand PH +64 4 496 5205 MO +64 21 296 6839 FX +64 4 496 5209 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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