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List:       freebsd-stable
Subject:    Re: cvsup
From:       Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh () uunet ! co ! za>
Date:       1999-09-05 18:37:51
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On Sun, 05 Sep 1999 08:20:26 -1000, "Art Neilson, KH7PZ" wrote:

> Speaking of which, how do I update ports-all if I'm tracking stable?
> I see only tag=. is valid for the ports tree, if I use that I get the
> most current ports?

Yes. The ports tree is not branched. Ports are expected to work properly
for HEAD (CURRENT) and RELENG_3 (STABLE), as well as releases taken off
the latter branch.

> Will the most current ports work with stable or do I need to go to
> freebsd-current?

Most of the most current ports should work with an up-to-date stable.
:-)

Later,
Sheldon.

> I tried compiling lsof after cvsuping my ports tree with tag=. and the
> make bombs with numerous complaints about stuff in /usr/include files
> on my FreeBSD 3.3-RC system.

You'd have to send mail to ports@freebsd.org (or send a PR) explaining
the exact error messages you got. :-)

> Is this just a problem with lsof or a more general problem
> with my ports updates not matching my OS release?

Probably just a problem with lsof, which has to know quite a lot about
the kernel.

Later,
Sheldon.


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