From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 21 17:52:12 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4FC0C07 for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:52:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd8@a1poweruser.com) Received: from mail-03.name-services.com (mail-03.name-services.com [69.64.155.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3E558FC13 for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:52:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [10.0.10.3] ([173.88.197.103]) by mail-03.name-services.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:52:12 -0800 Message-ID: <50AD14CE.2010509@a1poweruser.com> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:52:14 -0500 From: Fbsd8 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: mexas@bristol.ac.uk Subject: Re: csup to svn References: <201211211618.qALGInRp081114@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <201211211618.qALGInRp081114@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Nov 2012 17:52:12.0806 (UTC) FILETIME=[EF936A60:01CDC810] X-Sender: fbsd8@a1poweruser.com X-Authenticated-Sender: fbsd8@a1poweruser.com X-EchoSenderHash: [fbsd8]-[a1poweruser*com] Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:52:12 -0000 Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:10:28 -0500 > From: Fbsd8 > > I use packages for all my ports. > But some times I have to use ports make files because I need to change > the default configuration. > > I use a custom csup script to just download the desired single port. > > Since the CVSup/Csup service is being phased out as of February 28, > 2013, How can I duplicate this function using svn? > > Following is a sample csup script I use to download a single port. > > > #! /bin/sh > # This script is used to download make files for ytree port. > > # Load script symbolic field with path & file name > cvsupfile=/root/temp.work.file > > # Check to see if file exists & delete it if it does > [ -e "$cvsupfile" ] && rm -f "$cvsupfile" > > # Load instream data to file > cat >> "$cvsupfile" < *default base=/usr # create CVSup tree off /usr directory > *default release=cvs > *default delete use-rel-suffix # no compression, for DSL or t1 lines > *default host=cvsup11.FreeBSD.org # Virginia > *default tag=. # set tag value to nulls to get most current version > ports-misc > EOD > > # Exec csup to download just the selected port make files > cd /usr/ports/ > csup -g -L 2 -i ports/misc/ytree "$cvsupfile" > > # Delete file we are done with it > rm -f "$cvsupfile" > > echo " Ytree port download completed." > > I would do: > > # cd /usr/ports > # svn co svn://svn0.us-east.freebsd.org/ports/head/ . > > This will populate your ports tree. > Then, you can update anything and everything, > e.g. the whole ports tree: > > # svn up /usr/ports > > or just a single port: > > # svn up /usr/ports/misc/ytree > > I think it's way simpler than your current method. > In my opinion, svn is way better (at least in this regard) > than csup. > > Other useful thing that is easy with svn is reverting > port updates, e.g. when new ports don't build or give > other problems. For example, right now the latest sudo > doesn't work for me on ia64. So I do > > # svn up /usr/ports > # svn up -r302692 /usr/ports/security/sudo > > to build an older working version of sudo. > > Anton > > You missed to whole point of my question. I don't want to maintain the WHOLE ports tree. I only want to download selected single port. My current ports tree only has 2 ports, apache22 and php5. So your reply did not answer my question. Thanks any how.