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Subject: Re: problem with supfile
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On Sunday 19 August 2007, Jordan Gordeev wrote:
> Pollywog wrote:
> > Someone please tell me why my supfile is not working.  I think the
> > problem is the tag but I am unsure why:
> >
> > *default host=cvsup2.FreeBSD.org
> > *default base=/var/db
> > *default prefix=/usr
> > *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_6_2
> > *default delete use-rel-suffix
> >
> > # If you seem to be limited by CPU rather than network or disk bandwidth,
> > try # commenting out the following line.  (Normally, today's CPUs are
> > fast enough # that you want to run compression.)
> > *default compress
> >
> > # This collection retrieves the www/ tree of the FreeBSD repository
> > #www
> > ports-all
>
>  From the FreeBSD Handbook, A.5 Using CVSup:
> "Warning: Be very careful to specify any tag= fields correctly. Some
> tags are valid only for certain collections of files. If you specify an
> incorrect or misspelled tag, CVSup will delete files which you probably
> do not want deleted. In particular, use only tag=. for the ports-*
> collections.
> [...]
> Keep in mind that only the tag=. is relevant for the Ports Collection."

This may need updating for some circumstances, eg using the tag PRE_XORG_7

> Please, remember to check the documentation before posting.
>
> The Handbook also describes how to use portsnap to update the Ports
> Collection. Portsnap is very convenient and easy to use, and comes
> installed with FreeBSD 6.2.


-- 
Dave