Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 22:02:57 +0200 From: Andreas Ntaflos <ntaflos.andreas@gmx.net> To: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvsup the ports? Message-ID: <39F9DF71.9E0EA9CA@gmx.net> References: <39F9D9FC.A52696BE@gmx.net> <20001027124433.G28123@fw.wintelcom.net> <39F9DBBC.11A47B2@gmx.net> <20001027130035.H28123@fw.wintelcom.net>
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ok, thank you, that may help. i thought the ports need a tag=RELENG_4 too, it seems that i have missed that as i read the handbook. ill try what you said, thanks in advance regards Andreas Ntaflos Alfred Perlstein wrote: > * Andreas Ntaflos <ntaflos.andreas@gmx.net> [001027 12:47] wrote: > > oh damn, i forgot to mention that > > of course i have *default tag=RELENG_4, but i didnt remeber the complete > > supfile ;) > > > > sorry for that > > repeat: i have the *default tag=RELENG_4 entry. > > > > sorry for that newbie-like error, but i am currnetly under windows and > > couldnt check out the supfile. > > Well that's your problem, the docs warn you that ports has no tags > and specifying one that doesn't exist will hose you. Change the > releng_4 into '.' for ports, but make sure to keep it for source: > > src-all tag=RELENG_4 > > ports-add tag=. > > > > > Alfred Perlstein wrote: > > > > > * Andreas Ntaflos <ntaflos.andreas@gmx.net> [001027 12:40] wrote: > > > > hi, this may sound a bit weird but i seem to have a problem updating my > > > > ports via cvsup. > > > > the supfile contains nothing unusal: > > > > > > > > *default host=cvsup.at.freebsd.org > > > > *default base=/usr > > > > *default prefix=/usr > > > > *default release=cvs delete use-rel-suffix compress > > > > ports-all > > > > > > > > this way it is intended to get the new ports available, hm? > > > > but whichever server i try (cvsup.freebsd.org, cvsup.at.freebsd.org, > > > > cvsup.de.freebsd.org...), it doesnt do anything but deleting the > > > > contents of the various sub-dirs in /usr/ports, except the README.htmls > > > > > > > > this starts to become problem, as there is a new portsrtee layout > > > > according to UPDATING (getting src-all works fine btw) and the ports on > > > > 4.0 release are getting old... > > > > > > > > so does anyone know what is going on there? or what i may have done > > > > wrong? > > > > > > Where is your 'tag=.' entry? > > > > > > -- > > > -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org] > > > "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk." > > -- > -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org] > "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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