cvs tag for -STABLE for ports-supfile ? use HEAD or ???

Jon Noack noackjr at alumni.rice.edu
Thu Feb 24 04:02:27 GMT 2005


On 02/23/05 21:55, W C wrote:
> I just (successfully) upgraded my remote 5.2.1 box to 5.3-STABLE Feb 22 
> 05 with the usual
> buildworld
> buildkernel
> installkernel
> mergemaster
> reboot
> installworld
> mergemaster
> reboot
> etc.
> 
> I want to upgrade my ports tree to that which is correct for -STABLE.  
> Is there a ports-STABLE cvs tag I can use, or is it safe to just use 
> HEAD, as is in the stock supfile?

Using the stock ports-supfile (tag=.) is fine.  The ports tree does not 
have versions; the ports system is version-aware so the same port will 
work correctly across the board (at least, that's the idea ;-).

Jon


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