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Subject: Re: CVSupping 5
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Paul Chvostek <paul+fbsd@it.ca> writes:

> Man, I'm behind on my list mail.
> 
> On Thu, Jul 03, 2003 at 02:31:22PM -0400, Bill Moran wrote:
> > 
> > Ian Barnes wrote:
> > >
> > >What is the cvsup tag for the 5 branch? RELENG_5 doesnt work.
> > 
> > RELENG_5_1 for the 5.1-RELEASE critical updates
> > . for the bleeding-edge -CURRENT update (yes that's  a '.')
> > 
> > If you look in /usr/share/examples/cvsup there are several example cvsup
> > files.  The one called 'standard-supfile' should get you -CURRENT.
> 
> I just did a 5.1 install from CD and shot myself in the foot because
> /usr/share/examples/cvsup/stable-supfile has a default tag of RELENG_4
> which I didn't see until after I had run a `make update`.  Presumably
> this is an error and it should really be RELENG_5_1 (and ditto for 5.0,
> which also defaulted to RELENG_4).
> 
> Lesson for the day: READ EVERYTHING.  ;-)

Um, -STABLE is RELENG_4 by definition.  
There's a whole section on -STABLE as opposed to -CURRENT in the Handbook.