Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 02:36:41 -0800 (PST) From: Bsd Neophyte <bsdneophyte@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: i still don't understand what cvsup does... entirely Message-ID: <20020205103641.25042.qmail@web20109.mail.yahoo.com>
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I've read the section on cvsup in both the handbook and in Greg Lehey's book... but it still confuses me. Lemme explain it the way I understand it and then you guys can correct me and/or add information (actually i'd really appreciate details). First, can someone distingusih between ports and between sources? As far as I can gather it does something with sources... and I think ports. If one has a ports and sources list... cvsup updates this list, removing items that are obsolete with more current information about the latest port or source. CVSUP doesn't actually download the port or source to your system, it merely gives a pointer where you can download the source or port. One has the ability to install a port or source by going to the specific directory and typing "make clean && make && make install" (I think I've left something out in that command string). That's what I see cvsup doing... Now, I have a little more confusion when it comes to upgrading FreeBSD using this method... When you run cvsup does it automatically download the latest release sources? Or is there a special method you need to download the these sources? -Sameer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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