Re: ports-supfile file problem

From: John DeStefano (deesto_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/08/03

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    To: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com>
    
    

    --- Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com> wrote:
    > John DeStefano <deesto@yahoo.com> writes:
    >
    > > I'm trying to update my ports tree to address some possible
    > solutions
    > > posted here to another problem. The command I'm running is:
    > > # cvsup -g -L 2 /usr/local/etc/cvsup/sup/ports-supfile
    > >
    > > Here's the result:
    > > Parsing supfile "/usr/local/etc/cvsup/sup/ports-supfile"
    > > Release not specified for collection "host=ftp3.FreeBSD.org"
    > >
    > > And here's the relevent portion of the file:
    > >
    > > *default host=ftp3.FreeBSD.org
    > > *default base=/usr
    > > *default prefix=/usr
    > > *default release=cvs tag=.
    > > *default delete use-rel-suffix
    > >
    > > I've also tried simply "cvsup -g -L 2 ports-supfile" and "cvsup
    > > ports-supfile", which both return the same error.
    > > I assume this is in relation to the line "*default release=cvs
    > tag=.",
    > > but I'm following the handbook and the sample file by leaving
    > "tag=.".
    > > I also tried changing "." to the correct cvs tag (RELENG_5_0) and
    > got
    > > the same results.
    > > What am I doing wrong?
    >
    > You need a collection name in the file.

    Meaning, "ports-all", or un-commenting a selection of port types? I've
    got that. I included above only the portion of the file I thought was
    relevent to the 'release' problem I'm having.
    Thanks,
    John

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