Client only supports checkout mode
kalin m
kalin at el.net
Mon Aug 4 20:43:40 UTC 2008
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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