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From: James Lim <evilfry@sg.freebsd.org>
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To: Joel Dinel <dinjo@touchtunes.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: From -RELEASE to -STABLE
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 21:54:00 +0800
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On the last episode Tuesday 05 June 2001 21:44, Joel Dinel wrote:
> I'm running 4.3 -RELEASE right now, and I keep my ports tree
> current with the following cvsup file :
>
> *default host=3Dcvsup.ca.freebsd.org
> *default base=3D/usr
> *default prefix=3D/usr
> *default release=3Dcvs tag=3DRELENG_4
> *default delete use-rel-suffix
> *default compress
> ports-all tag=3D.
>
> I'd like to track -STABLE on a weekly basis. I've got "The Complete
> FreeBSD, 3rd Edition" but I'm not quite sure I fully understand the
> concept of tracking -STABLE. Last time I tried doing this, 'make
> world' bombed my box and I was left with a very, very broken
> system.
>
> I'd like to know :
>
> * What to add/modify to my cvsup file to track -STABLE
> * How 'make world' works, and how *not* to bomb my system
> * What to expect (broken stuff perhaps ?)
> * How to keep my system (/usr/src) up to date afterwards
>
> Also, how often do you people out there rebuild your entire system?
>
> Many, many thanks!

--=20
Regards,
James Lim
http://sg.freebsd.org | http://www.bsd-geeks.org

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