[ On Monday, April 22, 2002 at 01:07:46 (+0200), Manuel Bouyer wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: Upgrading from 1.5.2 to -current?
>
> > | To just update the 1.5 release source tree if you already got one:
> > |
> > | % setenv CVSROOT :pserver:anoncvs@anoncvs.netbsd.org:/cvsroot
> > | % cd /usr
> > | % cvs login
> > | password: anoncvs
> > | % cvs -d $CVSROOT update -rnetbsd-1-5 -PAd src
> > |
> > |
> > | Or by ssh:
> > |
> > | % setenv CVS_RSH ssh
> > | % setenv CVSROOT anoncvs@anoncvs.netbsd.org:/cvsroot
> > | % cd /usr
> > | % cvs -d $CVSROOT update -rnetbsd-1-5 -PAd src
> > |
> > |
> > | To update the 1.5 current source tree, omit the "-rnetbsd-1-5" To
> > | update the 1.4 release source tree, use "-rnetbsd-1-4"

> I find the documentation quite clear, but your comment show that it can
> be understood in different way.
> I understand it as "if you already got one *from the same tag*", maybe
> this should be added explicitely.

the '-A' there means the tag in the working directory is irrelevant --
it will be switch to that given on the '-r' (or to none if no '-r' is
given) and the necessary updates will be done....

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