HEADSUP: INDEX[-5] files were removed from CVS.

[Jeremy Messenger]

On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 02:29:16 +1100 (EST), Mark Russell  
<freebsd at mark.net.au> wrote:

> On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Mark Linimon wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 14 Nov 2004, Mark Russell wrote:
>>
>>> So major changes to 2 stable branches have been discussed in non public
>>> lists and non gives a hoot on the effects on how it effects the general
>>> userbase?
>>
>> Yes, amongst the ports administrators and release engineers.
>>
>> The theory was that it should have no negative effect.  If cvsup
>> is deleting the file then that's a problem; adding INDEX to your
>> refuse file is probably the best solution.
>
> As I've already pointed out this has had major effect also the work  
> around you mentioned was not documented, damn 02:30 on a Sunday morning  
> and I have to update a few hundred boxes beause of crap that wasn't  
> discused, thanx guys *NOT*

Why not use NFS? If you do, it will be a box that need to update.

>> mcl


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