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Date:      Sat, 23 Feb 2002 09:21:06 +1300
From:      Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
To:        Jorge Biquez <jbiquez@icsmx.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: CVSUP without Internet Connection.
Message-ID:  <20020223092106.D56258@grimoire.chen.org.nz>
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20020222135431.024c2840@icsmx.com>; from jbiquez@icsmx.com on Fri, Feb 22, 2002 at 02:05:40PM -0600
References:  <5.1.0.14.2.20020222135431.024c2840@icsmx.com>

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On Fri, Feb 22, 2002 at 02:05:40PM -0600, Jorge Biquez wrote:
> Hello all.
> 
> Is there a way to CVSUP a machine without an Internet Connection?
> I have a friend that won't have a fast Internet , his modem connection 
> won't let them stay connected for more than 20 minutes (a very rural area). 
> Anyway, I told them I did a CVSUP to version 4.5 STABLE yesterday and he 
> asked me that it will be possible that with my sources I could create a CD 
> for him so he could make the CVSUP without being connected to the Internet. 
> Is it possible? If so, what would I have to give him on the CD? /usr/src 
> will be enough?

Give him /usr/src and /usr/sup. After that, if he keeps cvsuping
regularly (eg once a week), the cvsup should complete within 20
minutes. To build a system, all you need is /usr/src.
-- 
Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
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