From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Jan 18 00:12:21 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id AAA03535 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 00:12:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from ra.dkuug.dk (ra.dkuug.dk [193.88.44.193]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id AAA03495 Thu, 18 Jan 1996 00:12:12 -0800 (PST) Received: from critter.tfs.com ([140.145.230.252]) by ra.dkuug.dk (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id JAA24288; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 09:06:58 +0100 Received: from localhost.tfs.com (localhost.tfs.com [127.0.0.1]) by critter.tfs.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id IAA00188; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 08:11:51 +0100 X-Authentication-Warning: critter.tfs.com: Host localhost.tfs.com didn't use HELO protocol To: "Julian H. Stacey" cc: hackers@freebsd.org, "Jordan K. Hubbard" , Ollivier Robert , joerg@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Building a "custom" release of 2.1.0 In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 17 Jan 1996 14:52:47 +0100." <199601171352.OAA02448@vector.jhs.local> Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 08:11:49 +0100 Message-ID: <186.821949109@critter.tfs.com> From: Poul-Henning Kamp Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk > What I originally asked, (& I suspect a few others might be interested in), > was a simple brief explanation of not _how_ CVS is called, but _why_ CVS is > integrated in the build ? ( I have been under the impression CVS in > FreeBSD release production is used for more than a simple checkout prior > to make world ? ) Julian, I have told you this once allready: > > No, it's because it becomes more reliable and reproducible and it saves > > a complete reinstall of a machine to make a sterile environment for the > > release building process. > In the FreeBSD-1.* series we didnt incur the bloat & drag of CVS > so I'm merely asking: _why_, what did it gain us (& is it still essential, > & unavoidable ) ? Which is exactly why we do it now. I don't think you have any idea how many shots it took to make 1.1. > Naturally reading release/Makefile provides details, but that > just directs anyone interested to analyse the Makefile for complex > current methodology. Well, have a good time then :-) -- Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. whois: [PHK] | phk@ref.tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. Future will arrive by its own means, progress not so.