From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 2 23:26:01 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DAD3B16A4EA for ; Mon, 2 May 2005 23:26:01 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp3.ixpres.com (smtp3.ixpres.com [216.240.160.52]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C72043D5A for ; Mon, 2 May 2005 23:26:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@ixpres.com) Received: from webmail.ixpres.com (webmail.ixpres.com [216.240.160.200]) by smtp3.ixpres.com (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j45MblC18827; Thu, 5 May 2005 15:37:47 -0700 Received: from 64.58.171.91 (SquirrelMail authenticated user vizion@ixpres.com) by webmail.ixpres.com with HTTP; Mon, 2 May 2005 16:16:12 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <1976.64.58.171.91.1115075772.squirrel@webmail.ixpres.com> In-Reply-To: <20050502200312.GB58981@osiris.chen.org.nz> References: <2156.64.58.171.91.1115014056.squirrel@webmail.ixpres.com> <20050502082951.GC81673@lucky.net> <1435.64.58.171.86.1115056437.squirrel@webmail.ixpres.com> <20050502200312.GB58981@osiris.chen.org.nz> Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 16:16:12 -0700 (PDT) From: vizion@ixpres.com To: "Jonathan Chen" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 Importance: Normal cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ignorance and file suffixes X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 23:26:02 -0000 > On Mon, May 02, 2005 at 10:53:57AM -0700, vizion@ixpres.com wrote: >> > > [...] >> Here are my entries in the supfile: >> *default host=cvsup7.freebsd.org >> *default base=/var/db >> *default prefix=/usr >> *default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix >> src-all >> ports-all >> doc-all >> www >> cvsroot-all >> > > This setup will get you not only an up-to-date ports tree, but also > the -CURRENT system sources which I suspect you don't want. What you > should do is to take the supfiles in /usr/share/examples/cvsup and > tweak it (all you need to do is to change the `host' specification). Thanks done that. I hope that will solve my inconsistencies with X when I have finished cvsuping (sounds like eating while making a job application) BTW I got a fail on the .sh file for installing X asking for extract.exe -- I did not find the sources for that -- I am wondering if it goes by some other name. David David Southwell Ham call sign M0TAU 40 yrs ocean and computing experience. English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. sailing May bound for Europe via Panama Canal.