What cvs-supfile Directive did I Leave Out?
I originally wanted to bring the ISO image of FreeBSD6.2 up to date using cvsup. Everything worked perfectly including the make buildworld, make installworld, make buildkernel and make installkernel. Then was when I realized that I was now running FreeBSD7.0 after having unwittingly upgraded. This particular system will be a very busy dhcpd server, however, so I probably don't want the bleeding edge. It is a Dell 2650 and FreeBSD6.2 was the only ISO image of FreeBSD that found all the right drivers. I probably need to go back to what I initially meant to do for safety sake. Since this was my first successful attempt at using cvsup, my questions now are: Can I safely downgrade back to the most stable version of 6.2 using cvsup? What did I do wrong in the cvs-supfile I used? upgrades are great if you want them, but this is going to be a production system so I would rather try the latest and greatest on a less-important box. All I wanted was sources, no ports or X; basically what you would have after using an ISO image. Thanks. The cvs-sup file follows: *default tag=. *default host=cvsup15.us.freebsd.org *default prefix=/usr *default base=/var/db *default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix src-all Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK Systems Engineer OSU Information Technology Department Network Operations Group ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: What cvs-supfile Directive did I Leave Out?
On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 11:05:47AM -0600, Martin McCormick wrote: I originally wanted to bring the ISO image of FreeBSD6.2 up to date using cvsup. Everything worked perfectly including the make buildworld, make installworld, make buildkernel and make installkernel. Then was when I realized that I was now running FreeBSD7.0 after having unwittingly upgraded. This particular system will be a very busy dhcpd server, however, so I probably don't want the bleeding edge. It is a Dell 2650 and FreeBSD6.2 was the only ISO image of FreeBSD that found all the right drivers. I probably need to go back to what I initially meant to do for safety sake. Since this was my first successful attempt at using cvsup, my questions now are: Can I safely downgrade back to the most stable version of 6.2 using cvsup? Maybe, but I wouldn't count on it. I would recommend reinstalling 6.2 from scratch and starting over again. What did I do wrong in the cvs-supfile I used? upgrades are great if you want them, but this is going to be a production system so I would rather try the latest and greatest on a less-important box. All I wanted was sources, no ports or X; basically what you would have after using an ISO image. Thanks. The cvs-sup file follows: *default tag=. *default host=cvsup15.us.freebsd.org *default prefix=/usr *default base=/var/db *default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix src-all You used the wrong tag. tag=. specifies that you want HEAD aka -CURRENT from the repository. You should use either tag=RELENG_6 or tag=RELENG_6_2 depending on if you want 6-STABLE or '6.2-RELEASE+security patches. -- Insert your favourite quote here. Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: What cvs-supfile Directive did I Leave Out?
Have a look at /usr/share/examples/cvsup/standard-supfile You probably want something like this: *default host=cvsup15.us.freebsd.org *default base=/var/db *default prefix=/usr *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_6_2 *default delete use-rel-suffix src-all -- Fred Condo, Chief Engineer http://quinn.com Quinn Interactive, Inc. Building better websites for over a decade. On Mar 3, 2007, at 9:05 AM, Martin McCormick wrote: I originally wanted to bring the ISO image of FreeBSD6.2 up to date using cvsup. Everything worked perfectly including the make buildworld, make installworld, make buildkernel and make installkernel. Then was when I realized that I was now running FreeBSD7.0 after having unwittingly upgraded. This particular system will be a very busy dhcpd server, however, so I probably don't want the bleeding edge. It is a Dell 2650 and FreeBSD6.2 was the only ISO image of FreeBSD that found all the right drivers. I probably need to go back to what I initially meant to do for safety sake. Since this was my first successful attempt at using cvsup, my questions now are: Can I safely downgrade back to the most stable version of 6.2 using cvsup? What did I do wrong in the cvs-supfile I used? upgrades are great if you want them, but this is going to be a production system so I would rather try the latest and greatest on a less-important box. All I wanted was sources, no ports or X; basically what you would have after using an ISO image. Thanks. The cvs-sup file follows: *default tag=. *default host=cvsup15.us.freebsd.org *default prefix=/usr *default base=/var/db *default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix src-all -- -- Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK Systems Engineer OSU Information Technology Department Network Operations Group ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: What cvs-supfile Directive did I Leave Out?
Erik Trulsson writes: Maybe, but I wouldn't count on it. I would recommend reinstalling 6.2 from scratch and starting over again. Thank you and thanks to Fred Condo who also responded. I guess the only thing I can salvage from the last day's work is knowing that cvsup is a good resource when used carefully. I was kind of afraid that I would need to start from scratch because there may be hidden gotchas due to libraries that shouldn't be there, etc. I guess since the system did come up working, I could experiment with the shell script I am building to update 6.2 and then save it to another system before starting over on Monday. Also, thanks for the correction on the cvs-supfile. We have 3 boxes scheduled to go in service that are all the same type of server which means that they will all be getting the CDROM initial install and then hopefully the security patches and bug fixes via cvsup. Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK Systems Engineer OSU Information Technology Department Network Operations Group ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cvs-supfile?
My cvs-supifle look like *default host=cvsup1.us.freebsd.org *default base=/usr/local/etc/cvsup *default prefix=/usr *default tag=RELENG_5_3 *default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix compress I just want core security updates to FreeBSD and no new ports. Will this just update the FreeBSD operating systems? Thanks ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: cvs-supfile?
On Tue, Dec 21, 2004 at 11:11:35PM -0600, Adam wrote: My cvs-supifle look like *default host=cvsup1.us.freebsd.org *default base=/usr/local/etc/cvsup *default prefix=/usr *default tag=RELENG_5_3 *default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix compress I just want core security updates to FreeBSD and no new ports. Will this just update the FreeBSD operating systems? Yes, as long as you don't have ports selected, like if you had ports-all in the same file with that tag, you'd end up deleting your ports tree, because the ports collection doesn't use the same tag. BTW, if you update ports with cvsup, it will just update the Makefiles and patches, not the actual ports installed as packages on your system. You might have known that, but thought it would be worth mentioning. - jt ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: cvs-supfile?
On Tue, Dec 21, 2004 at 11:11:35PM -0600, Adam wrote: My cvs-supifle look like *default host=cvsup1.us.freebsd.org *default base=/usr/local/etc/cvsup *default prefix=/usr *default tag=RELENG_5_3 *default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix compress I just want core security updates to FreeBSD and no new ports. Will this just update the FreeBSD operating systems? Yes, as long as you don't have ports selected, like if you had ports-all in the same file with that tag, you'd end up deleting your ports tree, because the ports collection doesn't use the same tag. BTW, if you update ports with cvsup, it will just update the Makefiles and patches, not the actual ports installed as packages on your system. You might have known that, but thought it would be worth mentioning. - jt I didn't know, how would I change it so it would also update with patches and makefiles? *default host=cvsup1.us.freebsd.org *default base=/usr/local/etc/cvsup *default prefix=/usr *default tag=RELENG_5_3 *default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix compress Thanks ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: cvs-supfile?
Whoops, forgot to send this to the list ... - jt ---BeginMessage--- On Tue, Dec 21, 2004 at 11:33:57PM -0600, Adam wrote: On Tue, Dec 21, 2004 at 11:11:35PM -0600, Adam wrote: My cvs-supifle look like *default host=cvsup1.us.freebsd.org *default base=/usr/local/etc/cvsup *default prefix=/usr *default tag=RELENG_5_3 *default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix compress I just want core security updates to FreeBSD and no new ports. Will this just update the FreeBSD operating systems? Yes, as long as you don't have ports selected, like if you had ports-all in the same file with that tag, you'd end up deleting your ports tree, because the ports collection doesn't use the same tag. BTW, if you update ports with cvsup, it will just update the Makefiles and patches, not the actual ports installed as packages on your system. You might have known that, but thought it would be worth mentioning. I didn't know, how would I change it so it would also update with patches and makefiles? *default host=cvsup1.us.freebsd.org *default base=/usr/local/etc/cvsup *default prefix=/usr *default tag=RELENG_5_3 *default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix compress If you want to update your ports tree at the same time as the source, put this in the file: ports-all tag=. ports-all You should also have: src-all in the file in order to download all the source for FreeBSD. Just to clarify, ports-all will download all changes to the ports tree, or it will put it on your /usr/ports directory if it's not there yet, and src-all will download all the source for the FreeBSD OS you specify in the tag, or changes to it if it's already there. After you have downloaded changes to the ports tree, you have to make or fetch a new INDEX in oder to use it to install or upgrade ports. The simplest way to do this is to issue these commands as root: cd /usr/ports make fetchindex portsdb -u Much of this is also explained in the handbook, which is an excellent resource. You might also want to look into portupgrade and related tools. A good tutorial is here: http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/08/28/FreeBSD_Basics.html - jt ---End Message--- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: cvs-supfile?
On Tue, Dec 21, 2004 at 10:08:30PM -0800, Joshua Tinnin wrote: On Tue, Dec 21, 2004 at 11:33:57PM -0600, Adam wrote: On Tue, Dec 21, 2004 at 11:11:35PM -0600, Adam wrote: My cvs-supifle look like *default host=cvsup1.us.freebsd.org *default base=/usr/local/etc/cvsup *default prefix=/usr *default tag=RELENG_5_3 *default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix compress I just want core security updates to FreeBSD and no new ports. Will this just update the FreeBSD operating systems? Yes, as long as you don't have ports selected, like if you had ports-all in the same file with that tag, you'd end up deleting your ports tree, because the ports collection doesn't use the same tag. BTW, if you update ports with cvsup, it will just update the Makefiles and patches, not the actual ports installed as packages on your system. You might have known that, but thought it would be worth mentioning. I didn't know, how would I change it so it would also update with patches and makefiles? *default host=cvsup1.us.freebsd.org *default base=/usr/local/etc/cvsup *default prefix=/usr *default tag=RELENG_5_3 *default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix compress If you want to update your ports tree at the same time as the source, put this in the file: ports-all tag=. ports-all I'm sorry, actually you should just have ports-all tag=. Messed up when I was editing it. If you have both, you will probably delete the ports tree, because ports-all without a tag will use the default tag, which is for a release and not ports. Mea culpa. - jt You should also have: src-all in the file in order to download all the source for FreeBSD. Just to clarify, ports-all will download all changes to the ports tree, or it will put it on your /usr/ports directory if it's not there yet, and src-all will download all the source for the FreeBSD OS you specify in the tag, or changes to it if it's already there. After you have downloaded changes to the ports tree, you have to make or fetch a new INDEX in oder to use it to install or upgrade ports. The simplest way to do this is to issue these commands as root: cd /usr/ports make fetchindex portsdb -u Much of this is also explained in the handbook, which is an excellent resource. You might also want to look into portupgrade and related tools. A good tutorial is here: http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/08/28/FreeBSD_Basics.html ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
