cvsupdate and make totally hoses the system

[Kris Kennaway]

On Fri, Jul 02, 2004 at 03:28:29PM -0700, David Bear wrote:
> I've done this twice now.. I install a clean 4.10-Release from ftp.
> I install cvsupdate without gui.  I create my cvsupdate file in etc
> and run cvsupdate.
> 
> then per instructions from the website
> # make buildworld
> # make buildkernel
> # make installkernel
> # reboot
> 
> You should boot in single user mode (using boot -s from loader prompt
> for example). Then run:
> 
> # mergemaster -p
> # make installworld
> 
> ======
> I cvsup to releng_4_10.
> 
> the first hiccup comes with mergemaster as there are new accounts
> created for pf.  thats fine. I just merge the new accounts.

You're actually trying to update your system to 5.2-CURRENT.  This is
because you're using the wrong cvsupfile:

> *default  tag=RELENG_4_10
> 
> *default tag=.
> ports-all tag=.
> src-all tag=.
          ^^^^^ You've overridden the RELENG_4_10 tag and specified
that you want the top of the source tree, i.e. -CURRENT.

Kris
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