Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:56:26 -0800 From: "Chris H." <chris#@1command.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE Available Message-ID: <20080301045626.8ctkzl8agw0s8o8w@webmail.1command.com> In-Reply-To: <47C93E52.8030300@infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <1204151575.84335.3.camel@neo.cse.buffalo.edu> <1204310983.47c853c70577d@imp.free.fr> <47C89B18.8010803@infracaninophile.co.uk> <20080301011750.3paot6klcw4ko04o@webmail.1command.com> <47C93E52.8030300@infracaninophile.co.uk>
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Quoting Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk>: > Chris H. wrote: > >> * log on as root - or su to root after logging on as regular user >> * type /usr/sbin/sysinstall - this brings up the installer again >> * choose post install >> * choose install additional ports/packages >> * choose net/cvsup-without-gui >> * when finished, exit the installer > > A very nice worklist, except for the section above. Thanks. I felt compelled to venture /something/. :) > > I have two objections to it. The first is aesthetic, since you could > simply replace all those steps by typing: > > # pkg_add -r cvsup-without-gui True. My bad. > > at the root shell prompt. > > The second is a functional objection: it's a waste of time to install > cvsup-without-gui when csup(1) is in the base system (and has been > since 6.1-RELEASE or there abouts.) Old habits die hard. :) I started using cvsup-without-gui around 3.2, and didn't realize csup was introduced to disc1. Thanks for the "heads-up". > > A typical command to download the contents of /usr/src changes from: > > # cvsup -g -L 2 -h cvsup.XX.freebsd.org > /usr/share/examples/cvsup/stable-supfile > > to > > # csup -L 2 -h cvsup.XX.freebsd.org > /usr/share/examples/cvsup/stable-supfile > > (where XX is the two letter ISO code for the country where you live > (or 'uk')) > > Cheers, > > Matthew Best wishes. --Chris H > > -- > Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard > Flat 3 > PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate > Kent, CT11 9PW > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- panic: kernel trap (ignored)
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