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 _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"