In message <b8cefc405bcd2f7248f4c260a9148296.authentica...@ultimatedns.net>, Chris H (bsd-li...@1command.com) wrote: > Greetings, > I've _finally_ managed to get a break in my work schedule that coincides with > a period where pointyhat isn't barfing on my ARCH. So I was able to (cv)sup > src && ports. > Update the kernel successfully, and (after hours of work), managed to upgrade > ports. But > as (cv)sup was discontinued ~3 months ago, the ports aren't well synced, and > I'm now > working on a fairly wobbly system. I'm on RELENG_8 (8.4), and would like to > sync my src && > ports via the (now defacto) subversion method. My previous experience is with > the client > meerly for the sake of obtaining the src, and building -- _not_ maintaining a > tree. I've > read what little is available in the handbook, and much of the Subversion > book. But there are > clearly different procedures/nuances where FreeBSD maintenance is concerned, > both in the > building of Subversion, and it's usage, where FreeBSD is concerned. The > biggest questions > in this regard, is; > 1) what to do with my current INDEX-8 && INDEX-8.db files? > 2) what of the "distfiles" directory > Do I simply copy them over, and "check them in"?
When I converted from csup to svn I did the following - which seems to work. :-) 1. mv /usr/ports /usr/ports.old 2. mkdir /usr/ports 3. svn checkout into /usr/ports 4. mv /usr/ports.old/distfiles /usr/ports When I do a svn update it ignores distfiles. I hope this terse reply helps. Cheers, Nick. -- _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"