Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 17:54:23 -0800 (PST) From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> To: (Satoshi Asami) <asami@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG, dbx@aa.net Subject: Re: RELENG_3 doc-all tag empty? Message-ID: <XFMail.990123175423.jdp@polstra.com> In-Reply-To: <199901232346.PAA29702@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu>
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On 23-Jan-99 Satoshi Asami wrote:
> * We use branches only on the main source tree. We don't branch the
> * doc, ports, or www trees. That means you must use "tag=RELENG_3" only
> * for collections in the main source tree. For doc, ports, and www you
> * should use "tag=."
>
> We get this exact same question (and the "what is the name of the new
> tag again?") from literally dozens of users every time we branch the
> tree.
I know. :-(
> Can this info be displayed somewhere prominently?
It's already displayed in the Handbook (which I admit isn't updated
yet for RELENG_3).
> (Will you kill me if I list the RELENG_* tags in
> examples/cvsup/README?)
No, I won't kill you. You're too far away, and I hate traveling.
:-) Put it in there if you want to. But it's just another blasted
thing to maintain, and I bet you it won't make any noticeable
difference.
> It might be a good idea to put it even in the -current supfile, as it
> seems people modify that and don't see the warning in the -stable
> supfile about not using tags outside of src.
I suppose. :-(
I need to work out an easy-to-maintain way for CVSup to tell you what
the valid tags are for a given collection. It should refuse to do
an update if you specify an unknown tag, unless you twist its arm.
John
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