On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:45:23 +1030, Giridhari wrote: >Why does it say on http://www.openbsd.org/anoncvs.html > > a.. NOTE: If you are updating a source tree that you initially fetched from >a different server, or from a CD, you must add the -d >anon...@anoncvs.ca.openbsd.org:/cvs options to cvs. > # cd /usr/src > # cvs -d anon...@anoncvs.ca.openbsd.org:/cvs -q up -Pd >Why But this is not mentioned on >http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#BldGetSrc in the section on Pre-loading >the tree ?
Because the instructions for following current or stable (above your referenced URL) include the recipe in full. e.g. # cd /usr # export CVSROOT=anon...@anoncvs.example.org:/cvs # cvs -d$CVSROOT checkout -P src for current and the similar set for stable. > *** NOTE *** Please DO NOT CC me. I <am> subscribed to the list. Mail to the sender address that does not originate at the list server is tarpitted. The reply-to: address is provided for those who feel compelled to reply off list. Thankyou. Rod/ --- This life is not the real thing. It is not even in Beta. If it was, then OpenBSD would already have a man page for it.
