Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 19:28:44 -0500 (EST) From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net> To: "Neill R. Robins" <robalama@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CVSup question Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990524192404.9491Y-100000@cygnus.rush.net> In-Reply-To: <19990524205717.86862.qmail@hotmail.com>
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On Mon, 24 May 1999, Neill R. Robins wrote: > Hello list, > > I have somewhat of a time restraint that comes into play but I would like to > update my sources to the 3.2 (from 3.1) and was curious about how long I can > expect (very roughly of course, considering many factors can affect it) > > I have: > 33.6 connection > 3.1-Release > Getting all sources and all ports > P2-233/64M > > Also, it I leave the "*tag=" off will it retrieve the latest sources? no. you should make sure you have the source in /usr/src that should reduce the time it takes up update... you should use the file: /usr/share/examples/cvsup/stable-supfile and: /usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile to update your system, copy them to another directory and change: *default host=CHANGE_THIS.FreeBSD.org to one of the cvsup mirrors: *default host=cvsup5.FreeBSD.org Alternately you may want to just: pkg_add ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CVSup/cvsupit.tgz that will walk you through it. I expect that the upgrade of source from 3.1 to 3.2-stable won't tkae all that long, perhaps an hour at worst? enjoy, -Alfred To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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