Re: ports-supfile file problem
John DeStefano [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm trying to update my ports tree to address some possible solutions posted here to another problem. The command I'm running is: # cvsup -g -L 2 /usr/local/etc/cvsup/sup/ports-supfile Here's the result: Parsing supfile /usr/local/etc/cvsup/sup/ports-supfile Release not specified for collection host=ftp3.FreeBSD.org And here's the relevent portion of the file: *default host=ftp3.FreeBSD.org *default base=/usr *default prefix=/usr *default release=cvs tag=. *default delete use-rel-suffix I've also tried simply cvsup -g -L 2 ports-supfile and cvsup ports-supfile, which both return the same error. I assume this is in relation to the line *default release=cvs tag=., but I'm following the handbook and the sample file by leaving tag=.. I also tried changing . to the correct cvs tag (RELENG_5_0) and got the same results. What am I doing wrong? You need a collection name in the file. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ports-supfile file problem
John DeStefano [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: --- Lowell Gilbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John DeStefano [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm trying to update my ports tree to address some possible solutions posted here to another problem. The command I'm running is: # cvsup -g -L 2 /usr/local/etc/cvsup/sup/ports-supfile Here's the result: Parsing supfile /usr/local/etc/cvsup/sup/ports-supfile Release not specified for collection host=ftp3.FreeBSD.org And here's the relevent portion of the file: *default host=ftp3.FreeBSD.org *default base=/usr *default prefix=/usr *default release=cvs tag=. *default delete use-rel-suffix I've also tried simply cvsup -g -L 2 ports-supfile and cvsup ports-supfile, which both return the same error. I assume this is in relation to the line *default release=cvs tag=., but I'm following the handbook and the sample file by leaving tag=.. I also tried changing . to the correct cvs tag (RELENG_5_0) and got the same results. What am I doing wrong? You need a collection name in the file. Meaning, ports-all, or un-commenting a selection of port types? I've got that. I included above only the portion of the file I thought was relevent to the 'release' problem I'm having. Meaning either one; sorry, I didn't know the bits that you didn't put in your message. Are you sure that ftp3.freebsd.org is a full cvsup server? That DNS name doesn't guarantee cvsup service, although many of the servers handle both in parallel. As far as it goes, your supfile looks okay. In case there's a weird parsing error, maybe you could add a tag=. to the line with the collection on it, and see if it gives you any other hints. With a raised verbosity level, even. Failing that, perhaps you should post your *whole* supfile, and/or contact the cvsup author for help. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ports-supfile file problem
Lowell Gilbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John DeStefano [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks Lowell. Well, your suggestions made sense and at the very least have showed me that the host name in the file was wrong... I've now changed it to an actual cvsup mirror (cvsup3.FreeBSD.org), and also tested the file with and without adding tag=. after ports-all. But I'm still getting the same error (Release not specified for collection host=cvsup3.FreeBSD.org). Here's the file excluding commented-out lines: = host=cvsup3.FreeBSD.org There's your problem. This line shouldn't be there. It doesn't start with *default, so cvsup tries to interpret it (the whole thing) as a collection name. ...yup, that was part of the problem base=/usr prefix=/usr Remove these too. ...and that was the other part. Commenting-out these three lines in total sorted me. Thanks! *default host=cvsup3.FreeBSD.org *default base=/usr *default prefix=/usr *default release=cvs tag=. *default delete use-rel-suffix *default compress ports-all tag=. == These are the times when I feel like doing rm -rf /!! :( It could be worse: user-friendly software gives *fewer* indications of the source of a problem... :-) Yes, but sometimes ignorance truly is bliss! Not in this case, of course, but sometimes! __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ports-supfile file problem
On Fri, 2003-08-08 at 14:50, John DeStefano wrote: I'm trying to update my ports tree to address some possible solutions posted here to another problem. The command I'm running is: # cvsup -g -L 2 /usr/local/etc/cvsup/sup/ports-supfile Here's the result: Parsing supfile /usr/local/etc/cvsup/sup/ports-supfile Release not specified for collection host=ftp3.FreeBSD.org And here's the relevent portion of the file: *default host=ftp3.FreeBSD.org *default base=/usr *default prefix=/usr *default release=cvs tag=. *default delete use-rel-suffix I've also tried simply cvsup -g -L 2 ports-supfile and cvsup ports-supfile, which both return the same error. I assume this is in relation to the line *default release=cvs tag=., but I'm following the handbook and the sample file by leaving tag=.. I also tried changing . to the correct cvs tag (RELENG_5_0) and got the same results. What am I doing wrong? Thanks, ~John I think you meant cvsup3, not ftp3. Here's a list of all the official mirrors: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvsup.html -- Adam McLaurin [EMAIL PROTECTED] signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: ports-supfile file problem
--- Lowell Gilbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John DeStefano [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm trying to update my ports tree to address some possible solutions posted here to another problem. The command I'm running is: # cvsup -g -L 2 /usr/local/etc/cvsup/sup/ports-supfile Here's the result: Parsing supfile /usr/local/etc/cvsup/sup/ports-supfile Release not specified for collection host=ftp3.FreeBSD.org And here's the relevent portion of the file: *default host=ftp3.FreeBSD.org *default base=/usr *default prefix=/usr *default release=cvs tag=. *default delete use-rel-suffix I've also tried simply cvsup -g -L 2 ports-supfile and cvsup ports-supfile, which both return the same error. I assume this is in relation to the line *default release=cvs tag=., but I'm following the handbook and the sample file by leaving tag=.. I also tried changing . to the correct cvs tag (RELENG_5_0) and got the same results. What am I doing wrong? You need a collection name in the file. Meaning, ports-all, or un-commenting a selection of port types? I've got that. I included above only the portion of the file I thought was relevent to the 'release' problem I'm having. Thanks, John __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ports-supfile file problem
John DeStefano [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks Lowell. Well, your suggestions made sense and at the very least have showed me that the host name in the file was wrong... I've now changed it to an actual cvsup mirror (cvsup3.FreeBSD.org), and also tested the file with and without adding tag=. after ports-all. But I'm still getting the same error (Release not specified for collection host=cvsup3.FreeBSD.org). Here's the file excluding commented-out lines: = host=cvsup3.FreeBSD.org There's your problem. This line shouldn't be there. It doesn't start with *default, so cvsup tries to interpret it (the whole thing) as a collection name. base=/usr prefix=/usr Remove these too. *default host=cvsup3.FreeBSD.org *default base=/usr *default prefix=/usr *default release=cvs tag=. *default delete use-rel-suffix *default compress ports-all tag=. == These are the times when I feel like doing rm -rf /!! :( It could be worse: user-friendly software gives *fewer* indications of the source of a problem... :-) ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ports-supfile file problem
--- Lowell Gilbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John DeStefano [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: --- Lowell Gilbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John DeStefano [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm trying to update my ports tree to address some possible solutions posted here to another problem. The command I'm running is: # cvsup -g -L 2 /usr/local/etc/cvsup/sup/ports-supfile Here's the result: Parsing supfile /usr/local/etc/cvsup/sup/ports-supfile Release not specified for collection host=ftp3.FreeBSD.org And here's the relevent portion of the file: *default host=ftp3.FreeBSD.org *default base=/usr *default prefix=/usr *default release=cvs tag=. *default delete use-rel-suffix I've also tried simply cvsup -g -L 2 ports-supfile and cvsup ports-supfile, which both return the same error. I assume this is in relation to the line *default release=cvs tag=., but I'm following the handbook and the sample file by leaving tag=.. I also tried changing . to the correct cvs tag (RELENG_5_0) and got the same results. What am I doing wrong? You need a collection name in the file. Meaning, ports-all, or un-commenting a selection of port types? I've got that. I included above only the portion of the file I thought was relevent to the 'release' problem I'm having. Meaning either one; sorry, I didn't know the bits that you didn't put in your message. Are you sure that ftp3.freebsd.org is a full cvsup server? That DNS name doesn't guarantee cvsup service, although many of the servers handle both in parallel. As far as it goes, your supfile looks okay. In case there's a weird parsing error, maybe you could add a tag=. to the line with the collection on it, and see if it gives you any other hints. With a raised verbosity level, even. Failing that, perhaps you should post your *whole* supfile, and/or contact the cvsup author for help. Thanks Lowell. Well, your suggestions made sense and at the very least have showed me that the host name in the file was wrong... I've now changed it to an actual cvsup mirror (cvsup3.FreeBSD.org), and also tested the file with and without adding tag=. after ports-all. But I'm still getting the same error (Release not specified for collection host=cvsup3.FreeBSD.org). Here's the file excluding commented-out lines: = host=cvsup3.FreeBSD.org base=/usr prefix=/usr *default host=cvsup3.FreeBSD.org *default base=/usr *default prefix=/usr *default release=cvs tag=. *default delete use-rel-suffix *default compress ports-all tag=. == These are the times when I feel like doing rm -rf /!! :( Thanks, ~John __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
