Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 14:21:36 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org> To: Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@orthanc.ca> Cc: "freebsd-current@freebsd.org" <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: rcs is gone? Message-ID: <525325E0.4050207@mu.org> In-Reply-To: <EBF54472-4DF9-42AB-9577-B7CEFFFFFA1E@orthanc.ca> References: <29D748F4-5E38-4587-BC7F-0141234C2F62@orthanc.ca> <F9A84DDF-EC24-42F2-9B34-F5041946293D@orthanc.ca> <EBF54472-4DF9-42AB-9577-B7CEFFFFFA1E@orthanc.ca>
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On 10/7/13 2:14 PM, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: > On 2013-10-07, at 2:08 PM, Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@orthanc.ca> wrote: > >> And sorry, what I left out was how having ci/co in the base is immensely helpful with the installer scripts I write. The server installation scripts I've cooked up use ci(1) to keep a record of changes made during the (possibly customized) installation process. This is impossible if there isn't a basic RCS in the base system. > Finally, an issue with missing SCCS in the base is for those of us who work in shops behind an air-gapped firewall. > > "Install from ports" is a non-starter. Our development systems will never be connected to the internet for a ports upgrade. In this environment, in-base RCS is a very useful tool. > _______________________________________________ > How do you do your initial install? -- Alfred Perlstein
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