Simplified diff for consideration. I kept the change from "file sets" to "source files" as "file sets" has special meaning in the OpenBSD installation process.
Also, only href the first instances of cvs(1). Regards, Index: anoncvs.html.head =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/www/build/mirrors/anoncvs.html.head,v retrieving revision 1.42 diff -u -p -r1.42 anoncvs.html.head --- anoncvs.html.head 2 Sep 2015 13:11:30 -0000 1.42 +++ anoncvs.html.head 14 Sep 2015 01:01:28 -0000 @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ source repositories: <ul> <li><b>src</b> - Houses all source code for the OpenBSD Operating System. <li><b>ports</b> - Houses the <a href="faq/ports/index.html">OpenBSD Ports</a>. - <li><b>www</b> - Houses all OpenBSD web pages. (Including this one). + <li><b>www</b> - Houses all OpenBSD web pages (including this one). <li><b>xenocara</b> - Houses OpenBSD's active X.org v7 source tree. <li><b>X11</b> and <b>XF4</b> - Houses OpenBSD's adaptation of the <a href="http://www.XFree86.org/">XFree86-3</a> and XFree86-4 @@ -135,17 +135,18 @@ Assuming the downloaded files, <tt>src.t </pre> <p> -Not all people will wish to unpack all the file sets, but as the system +Not all people will wish to unpack all the source files, but as the system must be kept in sync, you will generally need to set up all trees. <p> -You can also just use cvs(1) to "<b>checkout</b>" the source repository +You can also just use +<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi/OpenBSD-current/man1/cvs.1?query=cvs +to "<b>checkout</b>" the source repository for you. This is discussed in the <a href="#using">next section</a>. <p> After this, <tt>/usr/src</tt> will be a nice checkout area where all -<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=cvs&sektion=1&format=html"> -cvs(1)</a> commands will work properly. +cvs(1) commands will work properly. <h3><a name="using"><font color="#0000e0">Using CVS to Get and Update your Source Tree</font></a></h3> @@ -166,10 +167,10 @@ CVS server you are going to use. A list <p> Once you have chosen which <a href="#CVSROOT">Anonymous CVS Server</a> you will -use, you can start using cvs. For those of you +use, you can start using cvs(1). For those of you who have CDs you can start with the CVS checkout that is on the CD by using the method <a href="#starting">above</a> to get the sources onto your system. -If you don't have a CD handy, use the method below to checkout the sources. +If you don't have a CD handy, use the method below to checkout the sources: <p> <ul><li>First, start out by `get'-ing an initial tree: @@ -210,9 +211,11 @@ Confirm this, and the fingerprint will t ... </pre> +<p> Note that the above format with SHA256 fingerprints was added after the release of OpenBSD 5.6; older versions only use MD5 fingerprints. +<p> <li> Anytime afterwards, to `update' this tree: <p> (If you are following <i>current</i>): <pre> @@ -234,7 +237,7 @@ to merge changes in. <li> NOTE: If you are updating a source tree that you initially fetched from a different server, or from a CD, you <strong>must</strong> -add the <em>-d [cvsroot]</em> option to cvs. +add the <em>-d [cvsroot]</em> option to cvs: <pre> # <strong>cd /usr/src</strong> # <strong>cvs -d anon...@anoncvs.ca.openbsd.org:/cvs -q up -Pd</strong> @@ -299,7 +302,7 @@ operation and get thoroughly involved in before getting "commit" access -- as a result of showing useful skills and high quality results they will naturally later be given developer access. -As well, people providing patches can create their "diff"s relative +As well, people providing patches can create their diffs relative to the CVS tree, which will ease integration. <h3><a name="EXAMPLE"><font color="#0000e0">Example usages for cvs(1)</font>