>> (10.08.2002 @ 1220 PST): Martin McCormick said, in 0.8K: <<
> If one uses an incorrect tag in cvsup, it tends to
> destroy the /usr/src tree, a sort of make zapworld. Would there
> be anything wrong with backing up the /usr/src directory to a tar
> file before running cvsup so that if the worst happens, one can
> restore the directory to what it was before the mishap?
if you toast the /usr/src directory by a bad tag in the cvsup file,
putting in the correct tag and rerunning cvsup will correct the problem.
i don't see much use in backing up something that is available from any
number of readily available sites.
-Adam
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