On 2002-10-08 12:39, Adam Weinberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> (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.
It might be a little faster to simply extract a tarball, if one has enough space to keep a backup copy locally :) To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
