CVSup/Ports Question
I just have a quick question on some of the documentation I have read about FreeBSD and it's ports collection. I read in the handbook that the cvsup tag for the ports-* collection should be .. In particular, use only tag=. for the ports-* collections. However, when I was reading the ports(7) man page I saw: It is possible to download and use ports from the FreeBSD repository that are newer than the installed system; however it is important to install the appropriate ``Upgrade Kit'' from http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/ first! The portcheckout(1) (ports/devel/portcheckout) script (also a port, of course!) will help to download new ports. When I went to the webpage that the man page referenced I found a paragraph that stated The Ports Collection supports the latest release on the FreeBSD-CURRENT and FreeBSD-STABLE branches. Older releases are not supported and may or may not work correctly with an up-to-date ports collection. Over time, changes to the ports collection may rely on features that are not present in older releases. Wherever convenient, we try not to gratuitously break support for recent releases, but it is sometimes unavoidable. When this occurs, patches contributed by the user community to maintain support for older releases will usually be committed. My question is should I keep tag=. in my ports supfile even though I am running the RELENG_6_0 and from my understanding that is different from the -STABLE branch. Or, am I just mixed up on the branching structure? Thanks A ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: CVSup/Ports Question
At 11:09 PM 4/12/2006, you wrote: question on . ports collection. I read in the handbook that the cvsup tag for the ports-* collection should be .. In particular, use only tag=. for the ports-* collections. As I understand it, there is no most recent version of port that still works with my very old FBSD version. You either get the ports snapshot that was out at the same time your release was released. Or you get the *most* recent version of the port, with no guarantee it will work on an exceedingly old FBSD version. In any case, don't screw with cvsup for ports; look into portsnap. It's included in 6.x and available in ports for older releases. It's easier, faster, and lower bandwidth. -Wayne ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cvsup ports question Freebsd 5.2
Hi folks, I have build the ports tree using the default ports-sup file tag tag=. I want to understand why my ports tree is wiped off when i change the tag value to RELENG_5_2_0_RELEASE or RELENG_5 or RELENG_5_2 in order to get the ports updating. I followed the instructions of the bsd manual assuming to stick to the latest stable version/branch. Exerpt of the ports sup_file # IMPORTANT: Change the next line to use one of the CVSup mirror sites # listed at http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/mirrors.html. *default host=cvsup2.FreeBSD.org *default base=/usr *default prefix=/usr *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_5_2_0_RELEASE *default delete use-rel-suffix does that mean there is no upgrade of the ports. I assume not because the whole tree is wiped off. Thanks. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: cvsup ports question Freebsd 5.2
On Friday 06 February 2004 10:32 am, jens wrote: Hi folks, I have build the ports tree using the default ports-sup file tag tag=. I want to understand why my ports tree is wiped off when i change the tag value to RELENG_5_2_0_RELEASE or RELENG_5 or RELENG_5_2 in order to get the ports updating. I followed the instructions of the bsd manual assuming to stick to the latest stable version/branch. Exerpt of the ports sup_file # IMPORTANT: Change the next line to use one of the CVSup mirror sites # listed at http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/mirrors.html. *default host=cvsup2.FreeBSD.org *default base=/usr *default prefix=/usr *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_5_2_0_RELEASE *default delete use-rel-suffix does that mean there is no upgrade of the ports. I assume not because the whole tree is wiped off. That is what it means. The only tag for ports is tag=.. They may build packages for 5.2-release but cvsup only knows about tag=. for ports-all. Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: cvsup ports question Freebsd 5.2
jens [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi folks, I have build the ports tree using the default ports-sup file tag tag=. I want to understand why my ports tree is wiped off when i change the tag value to RELENG_5_2_0_RELEASE or RELENG_5 or RELENG_5_2 Quoted from some of the example supfiles: ### # # DANGER! WARNING! LOOK OUT! VORSICHT! # # If you add any of the ports or doc collections to this file, be sure to # specify them with a tag value set to ., like this: # # ports-all tag=. # doc-all tag=. # # If you leave out the tag=. portion, CVSup will delete all of # the files in your ports or doc tree. That is because the ports and doc # collections do not use the same tags as the main part of the FreeBSD # source tree. # ### ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: cvsup ports question Freebsd 5.2
On Friday 06 February 2004 21:24, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Ok thanks jens [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi folks, I have build the ports tree using the default ports-sup file tag tag=. I want to understand why my ports tree is wiped off when i change the tag value to RELENG_5_2_0_RELEASE or RELENG_5 or RELENG_5_2 Quoted from some of the example supfiles: ### # # DANGER! WARNING! LOOK OUT! VORSICHT! # # If you add any of the ports or doc collections to this file, be sure to # specify them with a tag value set to ., like this: # # ports-all tag=. # doc-all tag=. # # If you leave out the tag=. portion, CVSup will delete all of # the files in your ports or doc tree. That is because the ports and doc # collections do not use the same tags as the main part of the FreeBSD # source tree. # ### ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
