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Date:      Mon, 29 Apr 2002 04:31:50 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Alan Edmonds <kb5zuy@airmail.net>
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   misc/37562: Incorrect information in /usr/share/examples/cvsup/README file
Message-ID:  <200204291131.g3TBVoN40336@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         37562
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       Incorrect information in /usr/share/examples/cvsup/README file
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
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>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Apr 29 04:40:01 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Alan Edmonds
>Release:        4-5 STABLE
>Organization:
>Environment:
NA
>Description:
I tried to cvsup from 4.5-RELEASE to 5-CURRENT.  I've done this many times before.  I modifed /etc/make.conf with the appropriate SUP_* lines, cd to /usr/src and make update.  It ended up updating /usr/src to -STABLE.  I read /usr/share/examples/cvsup/README and it mentioned using /usr/share/examples/cvsup/standard-supfile to cvsup to -current.  That's what I was doing.  I examine /usr/share/examples/cvsup/standard-supfile and it specified a release tag=RELENG_4!  Wrong.  I did some checking of CVS and it looks like a change was made in what standard-supfile does.  


>How-To-Repeat:
Just read /usr/share/examples/cvsup/README on a 4.5 system.  Then cvsup with standard-supfile and you won't get -current.
>Fix:
Several options.

1) Change the README.
2) It appears standard-supfle and stable-supfile are the same (or nearly so).  Do we need both?
3) Introduce a new file current-supfile to cvsup to -current and check it into RELENG_4 branch (and MAIN).

At any rate, #1 is essential.

Thank you
Alan Edmonds

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