From owner-freebsd-stable Mon Jan 1 8: 3:39 2001 From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 1 08:03:36 2001 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from westhost15.westhost.net (westhost15.westhost.net [216.71.84.69]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD8B337B400 for ; Mon, 1 Jan 2001 08:03:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from beast (h0020af68b314.ne.mediaone.net [24.91.189.27]) by westhost15.westhost.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id KAA25972 for ; Mon, 1 Jan 2001 10:04:48 -0600 From: "Paul A. Howes" To: Subject: Keeping "Stable"... Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 11:01:51 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004E_01C073E2.3E9B9280" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Importance: Normal Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004E_01C073E2.3E9B9280 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit All- I would like to do a CVSup once a week at an off-peak time, and rebuild the world and several kernels. Also, I would like to be able to rebuild any ports that I have installed, and create packages from them so my other FreeBSD machines can simply pkg_add them. I'm curious if anyone has come up with an automated way of maintaining their FreeBSD system(s), similar to what I have outlined above. The CVSup and building the world is easy enough to launch through a cron job. But the ports can get out of sync with each other so easily, if they're not all rebuilt in the right order, etc. Thanks, Paul ------=_NextPart_000_004E_01C073E2.3E9B9280 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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I would like = to do a=20 CVSup once a week at an off-peak time, and rebuild the world and several = kernels. Also, I would like to be able to rebuild any ports that I = have=20 installed, and create packages from them so my other FreeBSD machines = can simply=20 pkg_add them.

I'm curious if anyone has come up with an automated way = of=20 maintaining their FreeBSD system(s), similar to what I have outlined=20 above. The CVSup and building the world is easy enough to launch = through a=20 cron job. But the ports can get out of sync with each other so = easily, if=20 they're not all rebuilt in the right order, = etc.

Thanks,

Paul

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