<From Mike Hogsett's excellent CVSup post>: >> cp /usr/share/examples/cvsup/standard-supfile /etc/standard-supfile > >edit /etc/standard-supfile > >change : > >*default host=CHANGE_THIS.FreeBSD.org > >Set "CHANGE_THIS.FreeBSD.org" to a "close" cvsup server. By close I mean >one that has either a good ping or the fewest hops in traceroute. > >Here in Silicon Valley I used to get great speeds from >cvsup14.FreeBSD.org until I started running my own cvsup mirror, now I >use my mirror. > >change : > >*default release=cvs tag=RELENG_4_7 > >**NOTE** "RELENG_4_7" will likely be different in your copy of >standard-supfile. Change it to be "RELENG_4_7". This is the 4.7 with >patches branch (a good one to track). > >run : > >> cvsup -g /etc/standard-supfile > >This should begin the process of updating your /usr/src directory. >Depending on your network connection this may take from under an hour to >several hours. > >*** NOTE *** you may want to do the same cvsup procedure using >/usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile to update /usr/ports. Just copy >it to /etc, edit the "*default host=" line to the same as you used before, >then run "cvsup -g /etc/ports-supfile". This will update all of >/usr/ports.
First, let me say that I did this last night and it's quite painless - 45 minutes to CVSup (no ports) and 45 minutes to build/install. Is it common practice to do the system *and* ports CVSup at the same time? Just for yucks I did the system last night and I'll try the ports tonight. Also, there's a *default release=cvs tag= line in the example ports supfile - should I/we make that: *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_4_7 or is the 'cvs tag' line not relevant to the ports upgrade? Thanks - JB # John Bleichert # http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
