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Updated to include cvs-supfile & stable-supfile.

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Added a section describing how to find a list of alternate
sup servers, explaining that sup.freebsd.org is currently overloaded.
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Mike Pritchard 1996-02-05 18:52:05 +00:00
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<!-- $Id: sup.sgml,v 1.10 1996-01-03 03:18:36 jfieber Exp $ -->
<!-- $Id: sup.sgml,v 1.11 1996-02-05 18:52:05 mpp Exp $ -->
<!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
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<sect1><heading>Getting setup</heading>
<p>First off you will need to pick up the sup binaries. The easiest
way of doing this is to grab the sup.tgz package from:
<verb>
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG:/pub/FreeBSD/packages/All/sup-2.0.tgz
</verb>
Install the sup package using pkg_add and add the following line to
your /etc/services file (if it doesn't already exist):
<verb>
supfilesrv 871/tcp # for SUP
</verb>
<p>Starting with FreeBSD 2.1, sup is supplied as part of the base
system and no separate installation is required.
SUP gets the information it needs to run from a configuration file
called a supfile. This file should be found in
@ -29,7 +21,13 @@ distributions.
This file tells sup what collections it will be updating
and/or installing and where they go. This supfile will sup the current source
collection. For ports please have a look at
<tt>/usr/share/examples/sup/ports-supfile</tt>.
<tt>/usr/share/examples/sup/ports-supfile</tt>. If you are interested
in obtaining the cvs files that make up the source tree, refer to
<tt>/usr/share/examples/sup/cvs-supfile</tt>. If you would rather
track changes to the -stable release, refer to
<tt>/usr/share/examples/sup/stable-supfile</tt>
instead.
If you're inside the United States, you may also uncomment
the `secure' and `eBones' collection lines to grab the DES code.
If you're outside the
@ -40,6 +38,13 @@ connect you to the international sup site that contains a secure distribution.
Any distributions you do not wish to receive can be commented out
with a &num; at the beginning of the distribution line.
Please consult the file
<tt>/usr/share/examples/sup/README</tt>
for a list of alternate sup servers. The default sup server (sup.FreeBSD.ORG)
listed in the above example files is currently overloaded and any traffic
that can be transfered to a different host will help relieve some of
the strain.
Once this is setup, you're ready to go. To start sup type:
<verb>
sup supfile
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sup -v supfile
</verb>
Thats all there is to it! Remember that if you're running current,
which is what you will have if you sup, please join the freebsd-current
mailing list. You should also be sure to read <ref id="current"
which is what you will have if you sup with the standard-supfile, please
join the freebsd-current mailing list. You should also be sure to read
<ref id="current"
name="Staying current with FreeBSD">
for important information on just what we can and cannot do for you as
a -current user.
a -current user. If you are using the stable-supfile, please
join the freebsd-stable mailing list.
<sect1><heading>Description of FreeBSD SUP distributions</heading>
<p>For the main FreeBSD distribution using the standard-supfile:
<verb>
base: /usr/src/... misc files at the top of /usr/src
bin: /usr/src/bin user and system binaries
secure: /usr/src/secure DES Sources (US/Canada ONLY)
eBones: /usr/src/eBones Kerberos and DES (US/Canada ONLY)
etc: /usr/src/etc system files
games: /usr/src/games games
gnu: /usr/src/gnu sources under the GNU Public License
include: /usr/src/include include files
sys: /usr/src/sys kernel sources
lib: /usr/src/lib libraries
libexec: /usr/src/libexec system binaries
share: /usr/src/share various shared resources
sbin: /usr/src/sbin single user system binaries
usrbin: /usr/src/usr.bin user binaries
usrsbin: /usr/src/usr.sbin system binaries
src-base: /usr/src/... misc files at the top of /usr/src
src-bin: /usr/src/bin user and system binaries
src-secure: /usr/src/secure DES Sources (US/Canada ONLY)
src-eBones: /usr/src/eBones Kerberos and DES (US/Canada ONLY)
src-etc: /usr/src/etc system files
src-games: /usr/src/games games
src-gnu: /usr/src/gnu sources under the GNU Public License
src-include: /usr/src/include include files
src-sys: /usr/src/sys kernel sources
src-lib: /usr/src/lib libraries
src-libexec: /usr/src/libexec system binaries
src-share: /usr/src/share various shared resources
src-sbin: /usr/src/sbin single user system binaries
src-usrbin: /usr/src/usr.bin user binaries
src-usrsbin: /usr/src/usr.sbin system binaries
</verb>
<p>For the international FreeBSD distribution using the secure-supfile:
<verb>
secure: /usr/src/secure DES Sources
eBones: /usr/src/eBones Kerberos and DES
src-secure: /usr/src/secure DES Sources
src-eBones: /usr/src/eBones Kerberos and DES
</verb>
<p>And for the ports collection: