difference between cvsup and portsnap

2009-05-29 Thread Barry McCormick
Here at my work we use FreeBSD in production. We have the following debate and wish to know better the differences between cvsup(csup) and portsnap. One of my co-workers think that portsnap should NOT be used and only gets the latest and greatest port collection, no matter what version of

Re: difference between cvsup and portsnap

2009-05-29 Thread Warren Block
On Fri, 29 May 2009, Barry McCormick wrote: Here at my work we use FreeBSD in production. We have the following debate and wish to know better the differences between cvsup(csup) and portsnap. One of my co-workers think that portsnap should NOT be used and only gets the latest and greatest

Re: difference between cvsup and portsnap

2009-05-29 Thread APseudoUtopia
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Barry McCormick ba...@pdc4u.com wrote: Here at my work we use FreeBSD in production.  We have the following debate and wish to know better the differences between cvsup(csup) and portsnap.  One of my co-workers think that portsnap should NOT be used and only

Re: difference between cvsup and portsnap

2009-05-29 Thread Glen Barber
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 2:03 PM, Glen Barber glen.j.bar...@gmail.com wrote: [snip] Neither one is right, per se.  However, if you use one, continue to use _that_one_ to avoid conflicts. Actually meant to say, neither one is wrong or better than the other. Came out wrong. :) -- Glen

Re: difference between cvsup and portsnap

2009-05-29 Thread Polytropon
On Fri, 29 May 2009 11:09:41 -0600, Barry McCormick ba...@pdc4u.com wrote: For example, if you are still running a 5.4 stable box in production and use any of the portsnap, portupgrade, etc utilities, you would pull the current version ports and NOT from teh directory of the 5.4 ports. I.E,

Re: difference between cvsup and portsnap

2009-05-29 Thread Glen Barber
Hi, Barry On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Barry McCormick ba...@pdc4u.com wrote: Here at my work we use FreeBSD in production.  We have the following debate and wish to know better the differences between cvsup(csup) and portsnap.  One of my co-workers think that portsnap should NOT be used