correct way to cvsup ports for -stable

[Sergey A. Osokin]

On Fri, Jan 23, 2004 at 03:29:44PM +0100, Jozef Babjak wrote:
> A similar topic has been disscused here several days ago, but I still don't
> understand, how correctly update ports tree via cvsup. I have installed
> 4.9-release. I upgraded to -stable according to
> /usr/share/examples/cvsup/stable-supfile (I have changed only '*default
> host=...' line, all rest I kept untouched) and I done make world and kernel...  
> I understand well how to upgrade system, but my questions about ports are:
> 
> 1) Is it ok to upgrade ports, or do I have keep ports instaled from -release CD?

Upgrade ports - OK.

> 2) If I should upgrade ports, how exactly? Which file from examples I should use 
> and how I need to modify it?

Use CVSup and /usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile.

> There is nothing about ports upgrade in 
> stable-supfile and ports-supfile deals about -current. Is it enough to use
> cvs-supfile from examples directory, change a cvsup server and comment out 
> 'doc-all' and 'cvsroot-all', isn't it?

Please don't change anythink in system-wide files, read cvsup(1)
for understand -h key.

> Sorry for (maybe) stupid questions; I read comments in stable-supfile and 
> handbook, but this is still not clear for me. 

Right a superb clear parts for handbook and then submit'em all via
send-pr(1) interface to FreeBSD community.
 
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