Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 13:21:22 -0800 From: Joshua Lokken <joshua@twobirds.us> To: Darryl Hoar <darryl@osborne-ind.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CVSUP question Message-ID: <20040312212122.GA77309@voyager.swabbies.org> In-Reply-To: <00c101c40775$d16546e0$0701a8c0@darryl> References: <00c101c40775$d16546e0$0701a8c0@darryl>
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* Darryl Hoar <darryl@osborne-ind.com> [2004-03-12 08:27]: > Greetings, > I installed 5.1-release on a box. I installed cvsup from ports. > I then copied /usr/src/share/examples/cvsup/stable-sup /etc. > > I changed the file to point to a CVS server near me. The notes > I was reading were specific to Freebsd 4.6. Since I had > 5.1 installed I guessed I needed to choose RELENG_5 to > track 5.1 stable. I then added the following lines to the > bottom of the file: > > ports-www tag=. > ports-net tag=. > ports-security tag=. > ports-sysutils tag=. > > I then did a cvsup /etc/stable-supfile. The system trundled away, > showing on the screen file deletions, etc. > > When it finished (without any errors, and telling me it was sucessful), > I tried to cd /usr/src. The directory was gone. Hmm.... So, > I modified the stable-sup file to use RELENG_5_1. Then did a > cvsup /etc/stable-supfile. But once it connected to the cvsup server, > it just hung. > > If I want to track 5.1-stable, what should I use ? Other folks on the list seem to understand this differently than I do. My understanding is that the 'cutting-edge' development branch of 5.x is -CURRENT. If this is what you are wanting to track, then use: src-all tag=. I've never heard of 5.1-stable. Others may be able to give better answers. > thanks, > Darryl -- Joshua All your people must learn before you can reach for the stars. -- Kirk, "The Gamesters of Triskelion", stardate 3259.2
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