Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:11:47 -0400 From: Coleman Kane <cokane@cokane.org> To: Jens Rehsack <rehsack@web.de> Cc: FreeBSD-Current-List <current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Updating src/contrib/binutils Message-ID: <1214914307.1802.33.camel@localhost> In-Reply-To: <4869E272.1060606@web.de> References: <4869E272.1060606@web.de>
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On Tue, 2008-07-01 at 07:53 +0000, Jens Rehsack wrote: > Hi David, > > because you are the maintainer of src/contrib/binutils, I first want to ask > you before I start to update src/contrib/binutils. I've read the README's > you've placed there, but 2 questions remain: > > 1) How can I create a patch using a cvs-checkout when I do not have > write permissions to the repository? This is no request for a commit > bit (to much accountability), more a technical request. > Do I need to use cvsup from ports to get a copy of the cvs server > and checkout against my local copy? > 2) Is it ok to do it on a FreeBSD7-Stable, as long no change between > the RELENG7 branch and the HEAD prevents merge? Or is it mandatory > to test it with -CURRENT? > I ask, because -CURRENT maybe unstable by definition, and I don't > want to search for errors in my work come in by experimental code. > I have no problem, when a first patch exists, to test it on -CURRENT, > but it should be the 2nd step (for me). > > Best regards, > Jens This sounds intriguing.... what version of binutils are you updating to? -- Coleman Kane
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