Re: Further question Re: cvsupped to RELENG_4 but got 4.3-RC

2001-04-06 Thread Chad R. Larson
As I recall, Steve Tremblett wrote: > So a minor release happens when bugfixes reach a critical mass? Are > there any actual new features in 4.3 or simply fixes on top of > 4.2-RELEASE? Do features from -CURRENT get migrated in if they are > deemed stable enough to ship? The releases happen mor

Re: Further question Re: cvsupped to RELENG_4 but got 4.3-RC

2001-04-05 Thread Steve Tremblett
+--- Ben Smithurst wrote: | | Did you read the first sentence of that FAQ entry? "Short answer: it's | just a name." | | If you cvsup the RELENG_4 branch, you're getting FreeBSD-stable, whether | it be called -STABLE, -RC, -BETA, -FISHCAKE, -UNSTABLE-AS-HELL, or | even -CURRENT if someone felt

Re: Further question Re: cvsupped to RELENG_4 but got 4.3-RC

2001-04-05 Thread Bob Johnson
> > Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 23:49:40 -0500 > From: "Brian D. Woodruff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Further question Re: cvsupped to RELENG_4 but got 4.3-RC > > At 10:35 PM 4/4/01 -0400, you wrote: > >On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 09:32:39PM -0500, Brian D. Woodruff wrote: > > > Here are my questions

Re: Further question Re: cvsupped to RELENG_4 but got 4.3-RC

2001-04-05 Thread Ben Smithurst
Brian D. Woodruff wrote: > At 10:35 PM 4/4/01 -0400, you wrote: >> On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 09:32:39PM -0500, Brian D. Woodruff wrote: >>> Here are my questions: >>> >>> 1.) is there a way to specify 4.2-STABLE, which is what I have been using? > > excellent answer to part 2 > > can anyone tell

Re: Further question Re: cvsupped to RELENG_4 but got 4.3-RC

2001-04-05 Thread Deven Kampenhout
I agree with you completely, Bob. The idea of keeping one "master server" to push out updates to many is extremely useful when you are maintaining a large number of similar systems. It is much less work-intensive to maintain several hundred systems if they are running on exactly the same confi

RE: Further question Re: cvsupped to RELENG_4 but got 4.3-RC

2001-04-05 Thread Robert
There may be some value in the multiple servers case, of running one as a cvs server, and updating all the others off that one. Then all your servers are reflections of the one that is cvsupping the -> remote-cvs-server just a thought. Bob > > > > On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Brian D. Woodruff wrote: >

Re: Further question Re: cvsupped to RELENG_4 but got 4.3-RC

2001-04-04 Thread Daniel O'Connor
On 05-Apr-2001 Ken Bolingbroke wrote: > If you require absolute consistency across servers, you need to either > update all servers from the very same source, or specify an exact CVS tag > to get the same sources for all servers. You can check out a branch at a specific time using -D which yo

Re: Further question Re: cvsupped to RELENG_4 but got 4.3-RC

2001-04-04 Thread Ken Bolingbroke
On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Brian D. Woodruff wrote: > At 10:35 PM 4/4/01 -0400, you wrote: > >On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 09:32:39PM -0500, Brian D. Woodruff wrote: > > > Here are my questions: > > > > > > 1.) is there a way to specify 4.2-STABLE, which is what I have been using? > > can anyone tell me h

Re: Further question Re: cvsupped to RELENG_4 but got 4.3-RC

2001-04-04 Thread Bruce A. Mah
If memory serves me right, "Steve O'Hara-Smith" wrote: > On Wed, 04 Apr 2001 23:49:40 -0500 > "Brian D. Woodruff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > BW> I would rather be consistent across my servers than have some be one > BW> release past the others. > > Allow me to investigate this a li

Re: Further question Re: cvsupped to RELENG_4 but got 4.3-RC

2001-04-04 Thread Steve O'Hara-Smith
On Wed, 04 Apr 2001 23:49:40 -0500 "Brian D. Woodruff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: BW> I would rather be consistent across my servers than have some be one BW> release past the others. Allow me to investigate this a little further. Do you want to have all your servers running t