On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 23:35:53 +1000, N J wrote > I've been doing: > # cd /usr/ports > # cvs -q up -Pd
This will update an *existing* working directory in /usr/ports -- and that update will use whatever CVS tag was used last, unless you use -A. Since we've established this was a -current working directory (using a tag of "HEAD" or no tag at all), it will continue to update to -current each time you execute it. > Should have I been doing: > # cd /usr/ports > # cvs -q up -rOPENBSD_4_2 -Pd Yes. This will replace whatever tags are in use in the /usr/ports tree, with the tag for 4.2-stable. Tags are sticky, read about them in cvs(1). You can see what tags are in use, if any, by looking in the CVS subdirectories which can be found throughout the tree. If there is a tag in use, you will find it in the /usr/ports/<any directory>/CVS/Tag file. > If so will it work ok if just run it now or will it have issues? Run it now. You will end up with a 4.2-stable tree. You will want to clean out all of the detritus you've left behind in working directories... these are directories that start with "w-" in every port and it's dependency you've been trying to build. Something like this should work: # find /usr/ports -type f -name w-\* | xargs rm -rf You may also want to clean out your packages subdirectory; perhaps your distfiles directory as well: # rm -rf /usr/ports/packages /usr/ports/distfiles FAQ 15 makes a very strong recommendation to use packages over ports and to only use ports in those cases where packages are not available. Let me take the opportunity now to repeat that recommendation here: --> Use packages unless they are not available. <-- Good luck!
