Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:35:28 -0500 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Markiyan Kushnir <markiyan.kushnir@gmail.com> Cc: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=F8rgrav?= <des@des.no>, freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Removing CVS from HEAD Message-ID: <0CD70A02-3649-4AD4-A6C0-84C3F25EAEFC@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <5053209F.4090803@gmail.com> References: <CAF6rxgnZGjzm230sZXVXxmE7wPowF_BZqbwRjdvz8oV-03gS=A@mail.gmail.com> <505187E4.6060404@gmail.com> <86ehm65guf.fsf@ds4.des.no> <5051DB64.4050504@gmail.com> <86y5kd3sf1.fsf@ds4.des.no> <5053209F.4090803@gmail.com>
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On Sep 14, 2012, at 7:18 AM, Markiyan Kushnir wrote: > On 14.09.2012 11:44, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote: >> Markiyan Kushnir<markiyan.kushnir@gmail.com> writes: >>> I think I can replace csup with freebsd-update/portsnap pair for >>> upgrading the src and ports trees only, and still be able to build >>> everything from sources. >> >> You'd be better off using svn for your source tree. >> >> DES > > Well, yes. I see that I will have to use svn for source updates. Even if I could update the src and ports trees via freebsd-update/portsnap, I couldn't use it to track the sources between releases, or to track the HEAD. > > I just wanted to see if I can retain the convenience of the system being able to update its sources without the help of any ports app (which the svn is). If it's not possible, I will "factor out" the source update outside my upgrade scenario. Have we finally managed to document this as the preferred way to update? Warnerhome | help
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