Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 17:48:19 +0100 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Pete French <petefrench@ticketswitch.com> Cc: stable@freebsd.org, dougb@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Is it O.K. to use the 7.0 ports tree on 6.3 ? Message-ID: <474855D3.8080709@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <E1Ivy3b-000Acq-Tn@dilbert.ticketswitch.com> References: <E1Ivy3b-000Acq-Tn@dilbert.ticketswitch.com>
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Pete French wrote: >> Yes, it definitely will not work. When files are deleted from the ports >> tree after your initial tarball extraction, c[v]sup will not notice that >> they are missing (since it does not have a baseline), and will not >> remove them. Thus, you will encounter ports with "stale" patches that >> no longer apply, or apply but break the compilation, etc. > > Ahhh, right. So preseuably an install off the CD does something to > give csup a baseline which I am missing (or is csupping the ports on > a tree installed as part of the install process a bad idea too?). The latter. It would be a nice idea to try and improve this. Kris >> There is a FAQ about this on the cvsup webpage on www.polstra.com that >> explains in detail. > > Thanks, will take a look. Learn something new every day I guess! :) > > -pete. > >
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