Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2002 13:22:19 -0600 From: Jason Porter <leporter@xmission.com> To: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Using CVSup Message-ID: <3D54166B.5040102@xmission.com> References: <019d01c23fd7$2d44d740$272fa8ce@jim> <01c101c23fd8$78b4b5f0$272fa8ce@jim> <3D5415E9.1040904@xmission.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Ignore, guess I should look at which list the questions are coming from, oops :) Jason Porter wrote: | Stable has more fixes in it than Release. Release means that it's | release quality. They can safely box it and ship it out. Stable has | the same base as the Release version but contains fixes and is okay to | use on a production server (in theory). | http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvsup.html#AEN27319 | | For the refuse file, there are also some handy examples in | /usr/src/share/examples/cvsup Hope that helps. | | Jim McAtee wrote: | | Shoot, I just noticed this at the URL I gave below: | | | | ----------------- | | RELENG_4 | | The line of development for FreeBSD-4.X, also known as | FreeBSD-STABLE. | | ----------------- | | | | So, is -STABLE considered the "latest, safest, bug-fixed" version, | or is | | RELEASE a safer bet? | | | | Jim | | | | | | ----- Original Message ----- | | From: "Jim McAtee" <jmcatee@mediaodyssey.com> | | To: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> | | Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 1:01 PM | | Subject: Using CVSup | | | | | | | |>I'm attempting to learn how to use CVSup to update my system, including | |>source and ports. When I installed BSD on the test system I'm playing | | | | with, | | | |>I installed no source and no ports at the time. | |> | |>Here's my supfile: | |> | |>*default host=cvsup8.freebsd.org | |>*default base=/usr/local/etc/cvsup | |>*default prefix=/usr | |>*default release=cvs | |>*default deltee use-rel-suffix | |>*default tag=RELEN_4_6_1_RELEASE | |>src-all | |>*default tag=. | |>ports-all | |>doc-all | |> | |>First question I have (DUMB question): What version do I want to | download? | |>I think I understand the difference between STABLE and CURRENT, but I'm | |>unsure of their relationship to RELEASE version tags. If the following | | | | tags | | | |>are the only ones available: | |> | |>http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvs-tags.html | |> | |>then how would you update to the latest STABLE? Or would I want to? | |> | |>Second, is there a simple means of constructing a refuse file which | will | | | | not | | | |>download non-English versions of anything? | |> | |>Jim | | | | | | | | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org | | with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message | | | | | | | - -- | - -Jason Porter | | "Real programmers are secure enough to write | readable code, which they then self-righteously | refuse to explain." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message - -- - -Jason Porter "Real programmers are secure enough to write readable code, which they then self-righteously refuse to explain." -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE9VBZqYV2rputn/eARAlU/AKCMMJZj5Z71Dp9nCKD2ecNOh75UTACfX/da 6DYYOAiiLnjQDH/GLizTiFw= =8UxN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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