From owner-freebsd-current Fri Nov 27 19:44:49 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id TAA28647 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Fri, 27 Nov 1998 19:44:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from wall.polstra.com (rtrwan160.accessone.com [206.213.115.74]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id TAA28640 for ; Fri, 27 Nov 1998 19:44:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jdp@polstra.com) Received: from vashon.polstra.com (vashon.polstra.com [206.213.73.13]) by wall.polstra.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id TAA00804; Fri, 27 Nov 1998 19:44:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jdp@polstra.com) From: John Polstra Received: (from jdp@localhost) by vashon.polstra.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) id TAA08140; Fri, 27 Nov 1998 19:43:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jdp@polstra.com) Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 19:43:59 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199811280343.TAA08140@vashon.polstra.com> To: nordwick@citycom.com Subject: Re: System hangs when I start X-3.3.3 Newsgroups: polstra.freebsd.current In-Reply-To: <000301be1a7d$29cf7ad0$e53d1c26@yasmeen.citycom.com> Organization: Polstra & Co., Seattle, WA Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In article <000301be1a7d$29cf7ad0$e53d1c26@yasmeen.citycom.com>, Jason Nordwick wrote: > > My second question is about cvsup. I installed it, but last time I used > FreeBSD (6-8 months ago maybe?) it seems that the supfile was in a different > format. Nope, it hasn't changed recently. > If I want to track /usr/src and /usr/ports what would my cvsup file > look like? I tried what I thought was correct, with by dasedir being /usr, > but it starts to unpack all these RCS files in /usr/src... I wind up with > /usr/CVSROOT and then all the ",v" files in /usr/src... uck. It sounds like you omitted the "tag=" clause from your supfile. Study the tutorial in the FreeBSD Handbook. It was section 18.3.3 the last time I looked. Also look at the sample supfiles in "/usr/share/examples/cvsup", and the FAQ at . Then if you're still having problems with it, drop me a line and I'll help you get it straightened out. John -- John Polstra jdp@polstra.com John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." -- H. L. Mencken To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message