On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 12:02:11PM -0400, Luis Useche wrote: > Hi Guys, > > I have been meaning to follow current for a couple of weeks now. I read the > "Building Sources" page and it seems like I should follow the process of: > cvs up src xenocara ports -> compile -> install, where install includes > merging of configuration files. Moreover, I should also keep an eye on the > "Following -current" webpage for any change I should make. This looks like a > lot of work every-time you run cvs up (mainly the compilation of ports and > merging of conf files). > > I was wondering how do you usually work on current and if you all follow > this process through-fully. If not, what kind of tricks do you use to make > the process easier. > > For now, I am using snapshots with binary packages.
Quite honestly, that's more useful, as snapshots a) are generally close enough to -current that you're more or less running -current anyway; and b) sometimes contain diffs which haven't made -current but need testing, which means that you're actually running a more -current -current at times > > Thanks in advance, You're welcome...from *the future* - Bert > Luis.
