AnonCVS and -rHEAD
Hello all, I noticed on http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#BldGetSrc that there is information about preloading the tree, but does not mention that getting to -current requires -rHEAD at least the first time using 'cvs update' after pre-loading the tree with the source files from the last release. I discovered (the semi-hard way) that to get to -current, I needed -rHEAD to be specified in the command line. This is after pre-loading the tree, because the (src/sys/xenocara).tar.gz files all have a check out of OPENBSD_5_7 (or whatever -stable release), frozen to that point at the time of releasing. Running "cvs up" simply gets me to the latest -stable. My .cvsrc (between the hyphen lines): # $OpenBSD: dot.cvsrc,v 1.1 2013/04/01 16:55:26 espie Exp $ # cvs -q -danon...@anoncvs.au.openbsd.org:/cvs diff -up update -Pd checkout -P It seems the (src/sys/xenocara).tar.gz files are not in the "snapshots" directory of any of the FTP mirrors I've seen. Should this be mentioned in the documentation or is it just me?
Re: AnonCVS and -rHEAD
On 06/07/15 20:14, bytevolc...@safe-mail.net wrote: > Hello all, > > I noticed on http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#BldGetSrc that > there is information about preloading the tree, but does not mention > that getting to -current requires -rHEAD at least the first time using > 'cvs update' after pre-loading the tree with the source files from the > last release. > > I discovered (the semi-hard way) that to get to -current, I needed > -rHEAD to be specified in the command line. This is after > pre-loading the tree, because the (src/sys/xenocara).tar.gz files all > have a check out of OPENBSD_5_7 (or whatever -stable release), Where did you get these source files? Just checked the ones on the mirrors, they do not have such a tag on them. I'll check the CDs..um...not tonight. I would much prefer using the -A option over -rHEAD, as your goal is to clear and ignore any release tags. > frozen > to that point at the time of releasing. Running "cvs up" simply gets me > to the latest -stable. which...isn't a bad default, really (assuming the CDs shipped as you indicated) > My .cvsrc (between the hyphen lines): > > > # $OpenBSD: dot.cvsrc,v 1.1 2013/04/01 16:55:26 espie Exp $ > # > cvs -q -danon...@anoncvs.au.openbsd.org:/cvs > diff -up > update -Pd for your purposes, I'd make that -PAd to clear the release tag. > checkout -P > > > It seems the (src/sys/xenocara).tar.gz files are not > in the "snapshots" directory of any of the FTP mirrors I've seen. correct. This would wrongly imply that "This tar file was used to build these snapshots", and that would be wrong. And...if you want to download the entire -current source tree, just do it with cvs(1). > Should this be mentioned in the documentation or is it just me? 5.1, under "Snapshots" kinda covers this, I think. Nick.
Re: AnonCVS and -rHEAD
On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 22:27:05 -0400 Nick Holland wrote: > On 06/07/15 20:14, bytevolc...@safe-mail.net wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I noticed on http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#BldGetSrc that > > there is information about preloading the tree, but does not mention > > that getting to -current requires -rHEAD at least the first time > > using 'cvs update' after pre-loading the tree with the source files > > from the last release. > > > > I discovered (the semi-hard way) that to get to -current, I needed > > -rHEAD to be specified in the command line. This is after > > pre-loading the tree, because the (src/sys/xenocara).tar.gz files > > all have a check out of OPENBSD_5_7 (or whatever -stable release), > > Where did you get these source files? Just checked the ones on the > mirrors, they do not have such a tag on them. I'll check the > CDs..um...not tonight. > > I would much prefer using the -A option over -rHEAD, as your goal is > to clear and ignore any release tags. I am quite certain the ones I got were from the ftp mirror. I've had them for almost a month, but I recall getting them from ftp.iinet.net.au. Now that you mention it, this is actually the first time I've encountered such a thing while updating my copy of the source tree to -current; I've never had to do this with tarballs of earlier releases. > > > frozen > > to that point at the time of releasing. Running "cvs up" simply > > gets me to the latest -stable. > > which...isn't a bad default, really (assuming the CDs shipped as you > indicated) I am in some agreement with this; it would certainly make it easier not having to change the "-rOPENBSD_x_x" option in the .cvsrc every time you upgrade. > > My .cvsrc (between the hyphen lines): > > > > > > # $OpenBSD: dot.cvsrc,v 1.1 2013/04/01 16:55:26 espie Exp $ > > # > > cvs -q -danon...@anoncvs.au.openbsd.org:/cvs > > diff -up > > update -Pd > > for your purposes, I'd make that -PAd to clear the release tag. > Sounds like a plan to me. > > checkout -P > > > > > > It seems the (src/sys/xenocara).tar.gz files are not > > in the "snapshots" directory of any of the FTP mirrors I've seen. > > correct. > This would wrongly imply that "This tar file was used to build these > snapshots", and that would be wrong. And...if you want to download > the entire -current source tree, just do it with cvs(1). True. I've always just been preloading the tree with the release and running "cvs update" anyway. > > > Should this be mentioned in the documentation or is it just me? > > 5.1, under "Snapshots" kinda covers this, I think. > > Nick. > No mention of the sort of thing I was talking about over there; just a description of -release, -current, -stable. Anyway, thanks for the information. It's given me some food for thought.
Re: AnonCVS and -rHEAD
On Sun, June 7, 2015 10:58 pm, bytevolc...@safe-mail.net wrote: > I am in some agreement with this; it would certainly make it easier not > having to change the "-rOPENBSD_x_x" option in the .cvsrc every time > you upgrade. > You shouldn't have to put the tag into your cvsrc. Tags are sticky, meaning once you checkout a particular tag, all the following cvs commands in that directory will be on that tag. It changes when you explicitly set a new tag, or clear it. Doing a checkout -rNEWVERSION is a one time step as part of your upgrade process. Tim.
Re: AnonCVS and -rHEAD
On 06/07/15 22:57, bytevolc...@safe-mail.net wrote: > On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 22:27:05 -0400 > Nick Holland wrote: ... >> Where did you get these source files? Just checked the ones on the >> mirrors, they do not have such a tag on them. I'll check the >> CDs..um...not tonight. ... > I am quite certain the ones I got were from the ftp mirror. I've had > them for almost a month, but I recall getting them from > ftp.iinet.net.au. > > Now that you mention it, this is actually the first time I've > encountered such a thing while updating my copy of the source tree to > -current; I've never had to do this with tarballs of earlier releases. yeah. You might want to look into this. I've checked files from my mirror, ftp.iinet.net.au, and the CD. None of them have this 5.7 tag you claim is there. Now, IF you had a machine you ran on an older release, checked out a -stable version of the tree, then tried to upgrade to -current and overwrote the tree with the new source tar.gz file -- the old "Tag" files would still be there, and not altered or removed by the newer tar.gz files. Nick.
