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Date:      Tue, 5 Jun 2001 10:15:47 -0400
From:      Jim Mock <jim@compete.com>
To:        j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org>
Cc:        Cynic <cynic@mail.cz>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Nicolas Souchu <nsouch@alcove.fr>
Subject:   Re: directions on setting up local CVS tree
Message-ID:  <20010605101546.F667@cartman.boston.geekhouse.net>
In-Reply-To: <20010605142045.A86090@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>

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On Tue, 05 Jun 2001 at 14:20:45 +0100, j mckitrick wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 05, 2001 at 02:07:53PM +0200, Cynic wrote: |
> http://cvsbook.red-bean.com/cvsbook.html
> 
> This one is comprehensive, thanks!
> 
> But how do i go about getting the FreeBSD CVS repository onto my local
> machine?

You cvsup it.  As somebody else already pointed out, see
/usr/share/examples/cvsup/cvs-supfile.

> Can i install the one on my cdrom and 'update' it?

You can if a copy of the cvs repository is still on the CD set (I can't
remember if it is or not, and I don't have a set handy at the moment).

> Will it be *huge*?

Yes.

> What transition is necessary to go from building world in /usr/src
> and using a CVS tree instead?

I'm not sure what you're talking about here.  You still build world the
same way.

- jim

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