supfile tag to use? port/src

[Alex de Kruijff]

On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 10:21:48AM -0800, Drew wrote:
> 
> > 
> > You are right.
> > /usr/share/examples/cvsup/stable-supfile is more...
> > explicit :)
> > 
> 
> What do you mean?  The handbook says "don't use tag=.,
> except for ports", but the standard file has such. 
> Which is it?  Use it or don't?  And if I do what
> branch will I be getting? 
> 
> >  
> >
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook\
> >   /cvs-tags.html
> > 
> > 5.2.1 is not here right now.
> > 
> 
> Looking at that url I see two tags of note: RELENG_5_2
> and RELENG_5_2_1_RELEASE.  is the _RELEASE tag just
> the 5.2.1 as it was released and no updates since?  Is
> RELENG_5_2 current ie = 5.2.1?  
> 
> What I don't understand is what tag I should use to
> follow the 5.X series.  Must I change the tag
> everytime a new version comes out?  Is there not a tag
> I can use that get the lastest in the 5.x CURRENT
> series always?  
> 
Like you wrote: tag=. mean get me the latest. The reason this isn't 
advisable is because a bug can easly kill you system. I would advise 
you to use the RELENG_5_2 (i.e. 5.2 + updates) and change when the next 
version comes out. There aren't going to be any 5.2.1 unleas there's a 
good reason for. (The last FreeBSD version out of the 4.x brange that 
has this was 4.6)

-- 
Alex

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