Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 01:49:25 -0800 (PST) From: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> To: Lord Raiden <raiden23@netzero.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CVsup bug?? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10112310147310.84084-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.20011230213124.009c3df0@pop.netzero.net>
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On Sun, 30 Dec 2001, Lord Raiden wrote: > Hey, I'm just now hearing about this apparent bug that was in > CVsup. Something to do with Unix turning 1 billion. Tried to update my > ports and it crashed CVsup, which upon patching it killed Elf that in turn > blew the box I was working on all to dust. So, I'm in progress of > rebuilding this one from the bottom up. > > So, anyone care to explain to me this bug? > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > The bug created problems as of September 9, 2001, as I recall. At this time, all cvsup servers should simply refuse your cvsup request and tell you to update cvsup. I've run cvsup (old versions) on machines and it never blew a box to dust. Annelise -- Annelise Anderson Author of: FreeBSD: An Open-Source Operating System for Your PC Available from: BSDmall.com and amazon.com Book Website: http://www.bittreepress.com/FreeBSD/introbook/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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