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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:
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>> 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.
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How do you do your initial install?

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Alfred Perlstein