Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 14:19:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Dave Babler <dbabler@Rigel.orionsys.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: is it live, or... Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.960828141646.7296A-100000@Rigel.orionsys.com> In-Reply-To: <v02140b01ae4a63bac7e6@[208.2.87.4]>
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On Wed, 28 Aug 1996, Richard Wackerbarth wrote: > >Hmmm... you sort of lost me there. (X-files?) > lndir is in the X11R6 tree. I realized that after I sent the mail - unforunately, I do not have any of the X distribution due to lack of space (but of course it *is* on the CD) > > > I figured I could just nuke > >the current source tree and link the source tree on the CD to the base, > >but how in the world would CTM work in this case? Or SUP? > > The tree built with lndir is a real set of directories on the HD with a > link to the individual files on the CD. This is opposed to one line to the > top of a tree on the CD. Individual files can be replaced by removing the > old version and copying a new one in its place. Ah, okay... is there any way to do with without using X windows? > > > The goal is to free > >up some HD space, but I don't see how using the CD in this context can > >work, unless I just stay with the CD release only. > > 1) Identify all files that have changed. > 2) Remove any of them that are links to the CD and replace them with a real > file on the disk. > 3) Space is still saved for those files which remain unchanged. > > >PS: sorry for posting the original questiion twice, but I got an odd > >notice (from attmail.com) claiming > attmail is messed up. Just ignore them > I sort of figured they were hosed <G>
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