Hi Peter, On Jan 24, 2013, at 6:13 AM, Peter Jeremy wrote:
> On 2013-Jan-23 15:40:50 +0100, Oliver Brandmueller <o...@e-gitt.net> wrote: >> in ancient times there was cvsup. cvsup was a PITA if you wanted (or >> needed) to install it via ports, the only reasonable way was to use >> pkg_add for that if you didn't want to pollute your system with >> otherwise unneeded software. > > There was also ctm(1). ctm is small, BSD-licensed and has been part > of FreeBSD forever (almost). Thanks to stephen@, ctm deltas for > various src trees, as well as the entire SVN repo are still available. > c[v]sup can do things than aren't possible with ctm but I would expect > that most people who currently use c[v]sup could readily migrate to > using ctm. > > See http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/ctm.html for details. > > Note that mirroring the actual SVN repo via ctm requires some patches. > There is a README and patches in > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CTM/svn-cur/ > > -- > Peter Jeremy Thank you for adding the ctm bits in the page, I'm deeply intrigued by possibly solving this problem with bits *already* in base?!! https://wiki.freebsd.org/action/diff/UsersFetchingSource?action=diff&rev1=6&rev2=7 However, even after reading the handbook page, I just don't quite understand how to use it on a modern system. (The handbook page isn't too helpful, nor is the man page- perhaps I'm looking at it backwards) Could you help clarify: - does CTM go away with the CVS servers? - do CTM-compatable patch/delta files exist on project repos? - what is the cleanest path to using CTM? (e.g. is the patch you mention required) -- Say I have a bare 9.1 install, no ports, haven't downloaded any base/src or ports yet. How do I go about using ctm(1) to fetch REL or STABLE to /usr/src, command by command? Best, .ike _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
