Can't think of anything offhand. However, using an incorrect tag is not a great problem, IMO, because generally there's nothing under /usr/src that can't be replaced by fixing the supfile and running cvsup again. I have on several occasions just done this:
$cd /usr $rm -rf src $cvsup /stable-supfile The quid pro quo here, I guess, is that I keep my kernconfs and my supfiles copied to / Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin McCormick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 2:20 PM Subject: Safe Use of cvsup > 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? > > I am building a new FreeBSD system from a CDROM that is a > bit out of date so I need to upgrade it after installation. > > The only thing I was thinking of was that there might be > links or something else not obvious that would make the restored > /usr/src useless. > > Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK > OSU Center for Computing and Information Services Network Operations Group > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
