Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 12:39:49 -0700 From: Adam Weinberger <adam@vectors.cx> To: Martin McCormick <martin@dc.cis.okstate.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Safe Use of cvsup Message-ID: <20021008193949.GB81796@vectors.cx> In-Reply-To: <200210081920.g98JKBw58996@dc.cis.okstate.edu> References: <200210081920.g98JKBw58996@dc.cis.okstate.edu>
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>> (10.08.2002 @ 1220 PST): Martin McCormick said, in 0.8K: <<
> If one uses an incorrect tag in cvsup, it tends to
> destroy the /usr/src tree, a sort of make zapworld. Would there
> be anything wrong with backing up the /usr/src directory to a tar
> file before running cvsup so that if the worst happens, one can
> restore the directory to what it was before the mishap?
if you toast the /usr/src directory by a bad tag in the cvsup file,
putting in the correct tag and rerunning cvsup will correct the problem.
i don't see much use in backing up something that is available from any
number of readily available sites.
-Adam
--
"Oh good, my dog found the chainsaw."
-Lilo, "Lilo & Stitch"
Adam Weinberger
adam@vectors.cx
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