On CTM, On Jan 27, 2013, at 10:54 PM, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: > On 01/27/2013 09:24 PM, Isaac (.ike) Levy wrote: >> 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. >> >> Thank you for adding the ctm bits in the page, I'm deeply intrigued by >> possibly solving this problem with bits *already* in base?!! ... >> - 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? > > First, you don't need any patches to get started. > > Suppose you want to keep up with 9.x-stable. Then you look at the ftp > site ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CTM/src-9/, look at the latest > xEmpty file, and fetch it. Then create an empty directory /usr/src, and > then do > cd /usr/src && ctm the-xEmpty-file-you-downloaded. > No need to decompress the file first. > Then fetch from the same web site all the files whose number is greater > than the xEmpty file you downloaded and do > cd /usr/src && ctm the-rest-of-the-files* > > Now in /usr/src, you will have a reasonably up to date version of > 9.x-stable. > > You can keep it up to date by getting more files, either from the ftp > site, or by email, and doing again > cd /usr/src && ctm the-rest-of-the-files* > It will automatically ignore the files already applied. > > Similar instructions for all the other stable/currents and ports. Main > thing to remember - start with an empty directory. > > Also making local changes is not permitted. If ctm tries to modify a > file whose md5 checksum has changed, it will quit with an error message. > (But it won't leave your system in an unusable state - if you put that > file back to its original state, then ctm will work again.) > > Now, if you want something not offered by ctm (e.g. 8.2-release), then > you need to use svn. You can get svn via ctm. But you (1) need to > apply the patch, (2) install the svn port, and (3) install the xz port > if your FreeBSD is really old.
Thank you Stephen, ctm(1) is quite rad, but I see now how it doesn't really replace the 'one-liner' pull of c[v]sup… I updated the wiki page with an example from your notes, https://wiki.freebsd.org/UsersFetchingSource -- With that, 2 questions: - I'm wondering if there is a clean/reliable way to pull an index of the CTM deltas? (This is still very far from the one-liner c[v]sup had become, it would be great to check for new delta files in a simple automated manner.) - does CTM go away with the CVS servers, e.g. who/how is it supported supported and maintained going foreword under SVN? 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"
