Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 14:20:11 -0500 From: Martin McCormick <martin@dc.cis.okstate.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Safe Use of cvsup Message-ID: <200210081920.g98JKBw58996@dc.cis.okstate.edu>
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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? I am building a new FreeBSD system from a CDROM that is a bit out of date so I need to upgrade it after installation. The only thing I was thinking of was that there might be links or something else not obvious that would make the restored /usr/src useless. Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK OSU Center for Computing and Information Services Network Operations Group To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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