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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: synchronizing 2.2.1 source tree
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On Tue, 1 Apr 1997, Antonio Bemfica wrote:

> On Mon, 31 Mar 1997, Doug White wrote:
> 
> > [...] Adjust the tag item to something like RELENG_2_2_1_RELEASE to pull
> > the release. 
> 
> Where can I get some firm information on this? (I mean the exact string to
> put after "tag=") I looked at ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/sup, but
> this information is not there.  I know this is pretty important, you can
> trash your whole src if it is not set properly! 

The best way is to monitor the commit messages and see where things are
going.  I suppose you could ask in hackers@freebsd.org and they could list
you the available tags.  

> Actually I just found something. It is at:
> 
> 	http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook239.html
> 
> The page was last updated April 1st (today), and the reference to the 2.2
> development line is:
> 
> 	tag=RELENG_2_2
> 
> and to the release is:
> 
> 	tag=RELENG_2_2_0_RELEASE
> 
> So my question still remains: what do I use to get 2.2.1? I would assume
> it is tag=RELENG_2_2_1_RELEASE as Doug suggested above, but is it? 

I saw someone reference that, so I would think it would work. :)

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
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