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# "THE BEER-WARE LICENSE" (Revision 42):
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<p>You will need two things: The ``<tt/CTM/'' program and the initial
deltas to feed it (to get up to ``current'' levels).
The <tt/CTM/ program is in the <tt/FreeBSD-current/ tree from
version 2.0.0 and forward (<tt>/usr/src/usr.sbin/<tt/CTM/</tt>).
If you are running an older version of FreeBSD, you can fetch the
The <tt/CTM/ program has been part of FreeBSD ever since version 2.0
was released, and lives in <tt>/usr/src/usr.sbin/<tt/CTM/</tt> if you
have a copy of the source online.
If you are running a pre-2.0 version of FreeBSD, you can fetch the
current <tt/CTM/ sources directly from:
<url
url="ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current/src/usr.sbin/ctm">
The ``deltas'' you feed <tt/CTM/ can be had two ways, ftp or email.
If you have general ftp access to the Internet, then the following
ftp sites support access to <tt/CTM/:
The ``deltas'' you feed <tt/CTM/ can be had two ways, FTP or e-mail.
If you have general FTP access to the Internet then the following
FTP sites support access to <tt/CTM/:
<url url="ftp://freefall.cdrom.com/pub/CTM">
Ftp the the relevant directory and fetch the <tt/README/ file,
FTP the relevant directory and fetch the <tt/README/ file,
starting from there.
If you only have access to electronic mail or are otherwise blocked
from using ftp, then you may wish to your deltas via email:
from using FTP then you may wish to get your deltas via email:
Send email to <tt/&lt;majordomo@freebsd.org&gt;/ to subscribe to
the list ``ctm-src-cur''. (If you do not know how to subscribe
yourself using majordomo, send a message first containing the
word ``help'', it will send you back usage instructions.)
word ``help'' - it will send you back usage instructions.)
When you begin receiving your <tt/CTM/ updates in the mail, you may
use the <tt/ctm_rmail/ program to unpack and apply them with. You
use the <tt/ctm_rmail/ program to unpack and apply them. You
can actually use the <tt/ctm_rmail/ program directly from a entry
in <tt>/etc/aliases</tt> if you want. Check the <tt/ctm_rmail/ man
page for more details.
in <tt>/etc/aliases</tt> if you want to have the process run in a
fully automated fashion. Check the <tt/ctm_rmail/ man page for more
details.
<bf/NOTE/: No matter what method you use to get the <tt/CTM/
deltas, you should subscribe to the <tt/ctm-announce@freebsd.org/
mailing list. In the future this will be the only place where
announcements about the operation of the <tt/CTM/ system will be
mailing list. In the future, this will be the only place where
announcements concerning the operations of the <tt/CTM/ system will be
posted. Send an email to <tt/majordomo@freebsd.org/ with a single
line of ``<tt/subscribe ctm-announce/'' to get added to the list.
<sect1><heading>Starting off with <tt/CTM/ for the first time</heading>
<p>Before you can start using <tt/CTM/ deltas, you will need to get a
special ``base'' delta that provides a starting point for all
special ``base'' delta that provides the starting point for all
deltas produced subsequently to it.
You can recognize a base delta by the ``<tt/A/'' appended to the
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so you don't need to gunzip them first, this saves diskspace.
Unless it feels very secure about the entire process, <tt/CTM/ will
not touch your tree. To check out a delta you can also use the
``<tt/-c/'' flag and <tt/CTM/ won't actually touch your tree, but
only check the integrity of the delta, and see if it would apply
cleanly to the tree.
not touch your tree. To verify a delta you can also use the
``<tt/-c/'' flag and <tt/CTM/ won't actually touch your tree; it will
merely verify the integrity of the delta and see if it would apply
cleanly to your current tree.
There are other options to <tt/CTM/ as well, look in the sources.
There are other options to <tt/CTM/ as well, look in the sources
for more details.
I would also be very happy if somebody could help with the ``user
interface'' portions, as I have realized that I can't make up my
mind on what options should do what, how and when...
That's really all there is to it. Everytime you get a new delta,
you run it through <tt/CTM/.
just run it through <tt/CTM/ to keep your sources up to date.
Don't remove the deltas if they are hard to download again. You
just might want to keep them around in case something bad happens.

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<!-- $Id: current.sgml,v 1.2.4.2 1995-10-12 03:15:51 jfieber Exp $ -->
<!-- $Id: current.sgml,v 1.2.4.3 1995-10-18 04:36:25 jfieber Exp $ -->
<!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
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THE FREEBSD CURRENT POLICY
Last updated: $Date: 1995-10-12 03:15:51 $
Last updated: $Date: 1995-10-18 04:36:25 $
This document attempts to explain the rationale behind FreeBSD-current,
what you should expect should you decide to run it, and states some
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changed from then on. Many people run sup from cron
and keep their sources up-to-date automatically.
The problem is that sup does not use the bandwidth efficient,
unless the round-trip is very fast. If the cost of connection
or the duration of the session is a concern, use CTM.
<item> Use ftp. The source tree for FreeBSD-current is always
"exported" on:
<verb>
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tar file.
</enum>
<item> Essentially, if you need rapid on-demand access to the source and
communications bandwidth is not a consideration, use sup or ftp.
Otherwise, use CTM.
<item> If you're grabbing the sources to run, and not just look at,
then grab <em>all</em> of current, not just selected portions. The
reason for this is that various parts of the source depend on
updates elsewhere and trying to compile just a subset is almost
guaranteed to get you into trouble.
then grab <em>all</em> of current, not just selected portions. The
reason for this is that various parts of the source depend on
updates elsewhere and trying to compile just a subset is almost
guaranteed to get you into trouble.
<item> Before compiling current, read the Makefile in /usr/src
carefully. You'll see one-time targets like `bootstrapld'

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<!-- $Id: install.sgml,v 1.9.2.1 1995-10-12 03:16:03 jfieber Exp $ -->
<!-- $Id: install.sgml,v 1.9.2.2 1995-10-18 04:36:28 jfieber Exp $ -->
<!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
<!--
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time:
<itemize>
<item>SCSI (also includes ProAudio Spectrum and
SoundBlaster SCSI) (cd)
<item>Mitsumi proprietary interface (mcd)
<item>Matsushita/Panasonic (Creative) proprietary
interface (matcd)
<item>Soundblaster SCSI and ProAudio Spectrum SCSI (cd)
<item>Mitsumi (all models) proprietary interface (mcd)
<item>Matsushita/Panasonic (Creative)
CR-562/CR-563 proprietary interface (matcd)
<item>Sony proprietary interface (scd)
</itemize>
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<item>STB 4 port card using shared IRQ.
<item>Mitsumi (all models) CDROM interface and drive.
<item>SDL Communications Riscom/8 Serial Board.
<item>Soundblaster SCSI and ProAudio Spectrum SCSI
CDROM interface and drive.
<item>Matsushita/Panasonic (Creative SoundBlaster)
CDROM interface and drive.
<item>Adlib, SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster Pro,
ProAudioSpectrum, Gravis UltraSound and Roland
MPU-401 sound cards.

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<!-- $Id: mirrors.sgml,v 1.1.2.1 1995-10-12 03:16:17 jfieber Exp $ -->
<!-- $Id: mirrors.sgml,v 1.1.2.2 1995-10-18 04:36:31 jfieber Exp $ -->
<!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
<!--
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</itemize>
<tag>Hong Kong</tag>
<itemize>
<item>
<htmlurl url="ftp://ftp.hk.super.net/pub/FreeBSD"
name="g ftp://ftp.hk.super.net/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
Contact: <htmlurl url="mailto:ftp-admin@HK.Super.NET"
name="ftp-admin@HK.Super.NET">.
</itemize>
<tag>Ireland</tag>
<itemize>
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</itemize>
<tag>Hong Kong</tag>
<itemize>
<item>
<htmlurl url="ftp://ftp.hk.super.net/pub/FreeBSD"
name="g ftp://ftp.hk.super.net/pub/FreeBSD"><newline>
Contact: <htmlurl url="mailto:ftp-admin@HK.Super.NET"
name="ftp-admin@HK.Super.NET">.
</itemize>
<tag>Korea</tag>
<itemize>