From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 13 18:35:34 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 6ACDC16A4CE for ; Sat, 13 Nov 2004 18:35:34 +0000 (GMT) Received: from lakermmtao02.cox.net (lakermmtao02.cox.net [68.230.240.37]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3B9443D58 for ; Sat, 13 Nov 2004 18:35:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mezz7@cox.net) Received: from mezz.mezzweb.com ([68.103.32.140]) by lakermmtao02.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.04.00 201-2131-117-20041022) with ESMTP id <20041113183532.MNKL18789.lakermmtao02.cox.net@mezz.mezzweb.com> for ; Sat, 13 Nov 2004 13:35:32 -0500 To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org References: <20041114022626.G60099@juana.isp.net.au> Message-ID: From: "Jeremy Messenger" Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:36:36 -0600 In-Reply-To: <20041114022626.G60099@juana.isp.net.au> User-Agent: Opera M2/7.54 (Linux, build 751) 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 18:35:34 -0000 On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 02:29:16 +1100 (EST), Mark Russell wrote: > On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Mark Linimon wrote: > >> On Sun, 14 Nov 2004, Mark Russell wrote: >> >>> So major changes to 2 stable branches have been discussed in non public >>> lists and non gives a hoot on the effects on how it effects the general >>> userbase? >> >> Yes, amongst the ports administrators and release engineers. >> >> The theory was that it should have no negative effect. If cvsup >> is deleting the file then that's a problem; adding INDEX to your >> refuse file is probably the best solution. > > As I've already pointed out this has had major effect also the work > around you mentioned was not documented, damn 02:30 on a Sunday morning > and I have to update a few hundred boxes beause of crap that wasn't > discused, thanx guys *NOT* Why not use NFS? If you do, it will be a box that need to update. >> mcl -- mezz7@cox.net - mezz@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD GNOME Team http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/ - gnome@FreeBSD.org