Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 11:35:04 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: Mark Peek <mark@whistle.com>, Steven Ames <steve@virtual-voodoo.com>, Jim Bryant <kc5vdj@yahoo.com>, FreeBSD-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: TCSH bug... Message-ID: <20010830113504.B95579@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <20010828203627.B65205@xor.obsecurity.org>; from kris@obsecurity.org on Tue, Aug 28, 2001 at 08:36:28PM -0700 References: <20010827201407.A32152@virtual-voodoo.com> <3B8B05AF.9070004@yahoo.com> <20010827200243.A8113@dragon.nuxi.com> <20010828092016.B21396@virtual-voodoo.com> <20010828100251.A97741@dragon.nuxi.com> <00e201c12fe5$e3daad20$28d90c42@eservoffice.com> <20010828104039.G97741@dragon.nuxi.com> <011401c12fe8$bc76b960$28d90c42@eservoffice.com> <p0510030cb7b1eff3a608@[207.76.207.129]> <20010828203627.B65205@xor.obsecurity.org>
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On Tue, Aug 28, 2001 at 08:36:28PM -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote: > Export a copy of the current tcsh code from contrib/tcsh, apply the > patch, and vendor import the entire thing with an appropriate tag (tag > style varies by contributed package, but I usually use something like > PKGNAME_x_y_2001_08_28 for a patch against PKGNAME-x.y obtained from > the vendor on 2001-08-28 This is misleading. It implies you updated all the files to match the author's on this date. The tag should be one that implies the single bug that was fixed. > The reason for doing the export first is so that the tag gets applied > to all files, not just the single file you change, so you can check > out the module with that tag and get a consistent snapshot. Correct. This is good practice. -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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