Quoting Anne Bennett (anne@porcupine.montreal.qc.ca):
> 
> I can't seem to use cvs; could someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
> 
> I tried to follow the instructions in (for example) NetBSD-SA2003-018
> to retrieve updated sources to fix security vulnerabilities (on
> NetBSD 1.6).  The advisory says:
> 
> |  To update from CVS, re-build, and re-install named:
> |    # cd src
> |    # cvs update -d -P -r netbsd-1-6 dist/bind usr.sbin/bind
> |  
> |    # cd usr.sbin/bind
> |    # make USETOOLS=no cleandir dependall
> |    # make USETOOLS=no install
> 
> But when I
> 
>   cd /usr/src
>   cvs update -d -P -r netbsd-1-6 dist/bind usr.sbin/bind

Yeah, my habit is:

cd /usr/src/dist/bind/
env CVSRSH=ssh cvs update --Ad -rnetbsd-1-6
cd /usr/src/usr.sbin/bind/
env CVSRSH=ssh cvs update -PAd -rnetbsd-1-6


As you show, you know that using
cvs -t update -PAd -rnetbsd-1-6

  the -t will spit out more info that you want.


My habit is no space between -r and the TAG.  That may
be old superstition, but it's what I do.

Oh, I also use BIND9 which makes the patch moot :)