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Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 08:58:30 -0500
From: "Kaleb S. KEITHLEY" <kaleb@ics.com>
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To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
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Subject: Re: split scontrib, was Re: /usr/src/gnu sources
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Mike Smith wrote:
> 
> > Mike Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > I couldn't find this in the FAQ or Handbook. What am I supposed to do
> > > > > > for the real sources?
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > No; if you're looking for where all the 'meat' is, see /usr/src/contrib;
> > > >
> > > > Eek. That's a shitload of stuff to download over my pitiful 28.8 line --
> > > > just so I can look at binutils/ld sources.
> > >
> > > You don't track the repository?
> >
> > I don't know what that means; and I've been using FreeBSD since
> > 386BSD-0.1.
> 
> Typical source-observation procedure is to maintain a local copy of the
> CVS repository, these days using CVSup which keeps your bandwidth
> consumption way down.  Then you just check out the bits that are
> relevant to whatever you're doing.

I see. No, I don't "track the repository," nor am I likely to. I keep my
bandwidth consumption down by only ftp-ing the sources I need, when I
need them, and by only running released versions of the OS.

(If I wanted bleeding-edge pain, I'd develop for released versions of
Linux.)

--
Kaleb

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