ports-supfile file problem

[John DeStefano]

--- Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local at be-well.no-ip.com> wrote:
> John DeStefano <deesto at 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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