From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 13 15:45:37 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0041516A4CE for ; Sat, 13 Nov 2004 15:45:36 +0000 (GMT) Received: from gatekeeper.isp.net.au (gatekeeper.isp.net.au [203.31.238.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AED2543D48 for ; Sat, 13 Nov 2004 15:45:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@mark.net.au) Received: from localhost (localhost.isp.net.au [127.0.0.1]) by gatekeeper.isp.net.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA9FD3E3084; Sun, 14 Nov 2004 02:45:35 +1100 (EST) Received: from gatekeeper.isp.net.au ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (gatekeeper.isp.net.au [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 42979-05; Sun, 14 Nov 2004 02:45:34 +1100 (EST) Received: from juana.isp.net.au (juana.isp.net.au [203.31.238.30]) by gatekeeper.isp.net.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 615713E30CF; Sun, 14 Nov 2004 02:45:34 +1100 (EST) Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 02:45:34 +1100 (EST) From: Mark Russell X-X-Sender: mark@juana.isp.net.au To: Richard Coleman In-Reply-To: <41962A9C.4020609@criticalmagic.com> Message-ID: <20041114024111.L60099@juana.isp.net.au> References: <20041113101925.GB70256@voodoo.oberon.net> <20041114003532.L60099@juana.isp.net.au> <20041114022940.F60099@juana.isp.net.au> <41962A9C.4020609@criticalmagic.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at isp.net.au cc: ports@freebsd.org cc: Kirill Ponomarew Subject: Re: HEADSUP: INDEX[-5] files were removed from CVS. X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 15:45:37 -0000 On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Richard Coleman wrote: > Mark Russell wrote: >> On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Richard Coleman wrote: >>>> please back this out, it breaks things, I've never found an out of >>>> date index to be a problem, now not havign an index is causing >>>> problems, also the extra bandwidth for fetch index is a hassle. >>>> >>>> at least let the issue be discused on the list. >>> >>> >>> Just change your cvsup script to rebuild INDEX[-5] afterwards. That's >>> what I do. The change is fine with me. >> >> on trees that are mounted -ro this barfs, on my p120 which does my personal >> mail and updates virus defs every 2 hours its dead in the water. > > I haven't tried it, but you can probably just edit out the lines concerning > INDEX[-5] in /usr/sup/ports-all/checkout file. Once cvsup believes it didn't this was changed to /var/sup by default ages ago > create the file, it won't delete it. The same will also be true if you > rebuild INDEX[-5] after cvsup has deleted it the first time. It shouldn't > delete it a second time (since it didn't install the file). Then you can > rebuild a new INDEX[-5] when you desire. I just tried it on the box with -rw access, the INDEX-5 file got trashed again, INDEX hasn't been allowed to be written due to -ro access Why was this done in the first place anyway? > -- History repeats itself. That's one of the things wrong with history.