From nobody Sat Nov 15 23:45:55 1997 Received: (from nobody@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id XAA25263; Sat, 15 Nov 1997 23:45:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <199711160745.XAA25263@hub.freebsd.org> Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 23:45:55 -0800 (PST) From: iwasaki@jp.FreeBSD.org To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Wrong explanation `tag=.' for supfile in doc/FAQ/hackers.sgml X-Send-Pr-Version: www-1.0 >Number: 5065 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Wrong explanation `tag=.' for supfile in doc/FAQ/hackers.sgml >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: steve >State: closed >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Nov 15 23:50:01 PST 1997 >Closed-Date: Fri Nov 28 09:29:57 PST 1997 >Last-Modified: Fri Nov 28 09:30:49 PST 1997 >Originator: Mitsuru IWASAKI >Release: -current >Organization: The FreeBSD Japanese Documentation Project >Environment: N/A >Description: There is a wrong explanation for supfile to get the whole CVS repository via CVSup in the section `How do I make my own custom release?' of FAQ. It is mentioned like this: To get this you can use CVSUP but your tag value, if any, should be `.' ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If `tag=.' is specified in supfile, what to be obtained is `HEAD brach stuff', not RCS files. So, neither a "tag=" field nor a "date=" field should be specified in this case according to doc/handbook/cvsup.sgml. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- hackers.sgml.old Mon Nov 3 16:53:45 1997 +++ hackers.sgml Sun Nov 16 15:48:43 1997 @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
Second, you have to have the whole CVS repository at hand.
To get this you can use