Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 13:57:31 -0800 From: Jim Mock <mij@soupnazi.org> To: parv <parv@yahoo.com> Cc: f-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: cvsup usable UTC date for tracking -stable Message-ID: <20020120215731.GA21074@helios.dub.net> In-Reply-To: <20020120095918.GA1861@moo.holy.cow> References: <20020120082100.GA521@moo.holy.cow> <20020120082100.GA521@moo.holy.cow> <5.1.0.14.0.20020120024452.030ff398@pop3s.schulte.org> <20020120095918.GA1861@moo.holy.cow>
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On Sun, 20 Jan 2002 at 04:59:18 -0500, parv wrote: > in message <5.1.0.14.0.20020120024452.030ff398@pop3s.schulte.org>, > wrote Christopher Schulte thusly... > > > > At 12:42 AM 1/20/2002 -0800, Jim Mock wrote: > > >On Sun, 20 Jan 2002 at 03:21:00 -0500, parv wrote: > > >> i know how to track a tree via cvsup w/ "tag" and "date". my > > >> question is where/how do i find the "freeze" date to sync my > > >> tree? > ... > > >I'm not sure what you're talking about here. The "current" -STABLE > > >branch *is* 4.5-RC2. > > jim, i know. but after release of the -rc2 iso image, -stable is more > than just -rc2. It's not, really. newvers.sh doesn't even change at all (through RC1, 2, etc.). It still just says RC. > > I think the original poster was asking how to use cvsup to sync > > source tree to the exact cut of a rcX.iso..... aka how to reproduce > > exactly the source that was used to generate an official RC. > > yes, that is exactly what i am seeking: how to find the date of > sources from which the iso image is built. This is going to be tricky since there is no tag put down for the RCs. The best you can hope for is an approximate date and/or time, but chances are you're not going to end up with exactly what's in the RC2 ISO unless you install from it. - jim -- jim mock <mij@soupnazi.org> http://soupnazi.org/ | jim@FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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