thanks....
i tried both cvsup and csup to update my ports and i'm not sure it's
working. they both run through but the ports don't seem to be updated.
like i can see a new port here
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/lang/php5/ which is 5.2.6
(also on freshports) but using cvsup3.FreeBSD.org i don't get above
5.2.5....
is there any other way?
Manolis Kiagias wrote:
kalin m wrote:
hi all...
why would i get : "Client only supports checkout mode" when i do;
csup /cvsup_file
on a new freebsd 7 install
what does it mean?!
thanks...
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It means you are trying to use a supfile that works in cvs mode.
In cvs mode, the client does not simply checkout the latest version of
the files from the repository, instead it retrieves the ",v" files
that make up the whole repository. Effectively this means you are
creating a local copy of the repository, while in checkout mode you
just get the latest revision of every file.
CVS mode is mostly necessary if you wish to have quick access to all
versions of a file (and the revision history) and mostly useful for
developers. In other cases (for example, to update your ports tree)
checkout mode is sufficient.
And now, here is the catch: Many people need to use checkout mode
often, so csup was created and added to the base system. Csup is a
rewrite (in C) of the well know cvsup utility (that exists in ports).
But csup *does not* support cvs mode. So if you are trying to use a
supfile that operates in cvs mode, you will get the "Client only
supports checkout mode"
If you really need to use a cvs mode supfile, you will need to pkg_add
-r cvsup-without-gui (or build it from ports) and then use the cvsup
command instead of csup. A cvs mode supfile contains the line:
default release = cvs
while in a simple checkout supfile, this line also contains a tag,
e.g. (my ports supfile):
default release = cvs tag=.
The tag simply requests a particular revision of the files (a
checkout), and in the case of "." it simply means the latest revision
(head)
You can get a nice description of all options in the Handbook:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvsup.html
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