Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 22:10:08 +0930 From: Ian Moore <imoore@picknowl.com.au> To: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@neomedia.it> Cc: bsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Question on CVSuping ports for first time on a system Message-ID: <200208102210.08805.imoore@picknowl.com.au> In-Reply-To: <1028933876.3d5448f45ef1a@webmail.neomedia.it> References: <1028933876.3d5448f45ef1a@webmail.neomedia.it>
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On Sat, 10 Aug 2002 08:27, Salvo Bartolotta wrote: > Ian Moore <imoore@picknowl.com.au> wrote: > > Hi, > I've got a query about CVSuping the ports collection for the first time on > a system. According to > /usr/share/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/cvsup-advanced/examples.html you > should use *default tag=<shipping-date-of-your-release> for the first > CVSup to create the ports checkouts file. > I used tag=2002.06.11.09.02.00 for 4.6-R, so my cvsup file looked like > *default tag=2002.06.11.09.02.00 > #*default tag=. > *default host=cvsup.au.FreeBSD.org > *default prefix=/usr > *default base=/usr/local/etc/cvsup > *default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix compress > ports-all > > When I tried that, cvsup deleted all my ports. Obviously this is not right! > The example cvsup file in /usr/obj/examples and the Handbook don't mention > this at all, they just say use tag=. for the ports collection. > Using tag=. seems to work correctly. > > I'm just wondering, is that correct, or should I do something else the > first time? > > *************************************************************************** >** > > > Hello Ian, > > I am the author of the article. I am sorry for the inconvenience. > > I wrote: > > <blockquote> > Since ports are tagged ``.'' (ie -CURRENT), you can correctly ``sync'' them > for the first time by adding the date keyword (cf cvsup(1) for the exact > format): you should specify a date as close as possible to that of > ``shipping'' of your ports tree. > </blockquote> > > > That is, ports _are_ tagged ``.'' (``tag=.'' the period being essential), > and you _add_ a date field (date=<some_suitable_date>). > > In other words, for the first sync operation, you retrieve the current > branch of the Ports collection, as of a specified date; you specify a date > close to that of "shipping" of your ports tree. > > The reason for this paranoid approach is found at > http://www.polstra.com/projects/freeware/CVSup/faq.html (see Q12, Q13, > Q40). > > I hope this is less cryptic. :-) However, an explicit practical example > should make the section clearer and better. Thanks for pointing this out. > > Regards, > Salvo Thanks for replying Salvo. So, in order to avoid possible problems, I ought to delete my ports tree & reinstall form the CD, delete the cvsup file I now have and then run CVSup again, using a modified cvsup file like: *default tag=. *date=2002.06.11.09.02.00 *default host=cvsup.au.FreeBSD.org *default prefix=/usr *default base=/usr/local/etc/cvsup *default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix compress ports-all Does that sound right? Cheers, Ian To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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