On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 11:52 PM, Josh Grosse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 23:35:53 +1000, N J wrote > > > I've been doing: > > # cd /usr/ports > > # cvs -q up -Pd > > This will update an *existing* working directory in /usr/ports -- and that > update will use whatever CVS tag was used last, unless you use -A. Since > we've established this was a -current working directory (using a tag of > "HEAD" > or no tag at all), it will continue to update to -current each time you > execute it. > > > > Should have I been doing: > > # cd /usr/ports > > # cvs -q up -rOPENBSD_4_2 -Pd > > Yes. > > This will replace whatever tags are in use in the /usr/ports tree, with the > tag for 4.2-stable. Tags are sticky, read about them in cvs(1). You can see > what tags are in use, if any, by looking in the CVS subdirectories which can > be found throughout the tree. If there is a tag in use, you will find it in > the /usr/ports/<any directory>/CVS/Tag file. > > > > If so will it work ok if just run it now or will it have issues? > > Run it now. You will end up with a 4.2-stable tree. You will want to clean > out all of the detritus you've left behind in working directories... these > are > directories that start with "w-" in every port and it's dependency you've > been > trying to build. > > Something like this should work: > > # find /usr/ports -type f -name w-\* | xargs rm -rf > > You may also want to clean out your packages subdirectory; perhaps your > distfiles directory as well: > > # rm -rf /usr/ports/packages /usr/ports/distfiles > > FAQ 15 makes a very strong recommendation to use packages over ports and to > only use ports in those cases where packages are not available. Let me take > the opportunity now to repeat that recommendation here: > > --> Use packages unless they are not available. <-- > > Good luck! > > Something like this should work: >
> # find /usr/ports -type f -name w-\* | xargs rm -rf >Typo, sorry. -type d, not -type f. >Sorry about that. Hey mate thanks for your help. As for the packages vs. ports. I was using packages to start off with, then there was a package I wanted that wasn't there. So I changed to the ports system, which threw up a whole load of dependency issues so I had to uninstall the packages and install from ports. Also the packages weren't up to date for example pidgin-2.0.1p0.tgz when the newest version was at 2.4. Another reason for my switch to ports. As for the tags I didn't really realise it seemed to work ok so i keep going, I sorta presumed that 4.3 might have a branch of its own or be under "testing" or something... anyways my mistake. As for the link you provided Xavier I have seen it many times but only when I was searching for solutions to problems and this time it didn't seem to offer any. Though I have to admit I only skim read it so I'll read it more now. Thanks all :)
