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Add warnings emphasizing that tags such as RELENG_2_2 must not be

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used for the ports-* collections.
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John Polstra 1997-07-22 03:21:57 +00:00
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<!-- $Id: cvsup.sgml,v 1.22 1997-07-16 19:17:28 jdp Exp $ -->
<!-- $Id: cvsup.sgml,v 1.23 1997-07-22 03:21:57 jdp Exp $ -->
<!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project -->
<sect1><heading>CVSup<label id="cvsup"></heading>
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You specify which one of them you want using the "tag=" and "date="
value fields.
<p><bf>WARNING:</bf> Be very careful to specify any "tag=" fields
correctly. Some tags are valid only for certain collections of
files. If you specify an incorrect or misspelled tag, CVSup will
delete files which you probably do not want deleted.
In particular, use <em>only </em>"<tt>tag=.</tt>" for the "ports-*"
collections.
<p>The "tag=" field names a symbolic tag in the repository. There are
two kinds of tags, revision tags and branch tags. A revision tag
refers to a specific revision. Its meaning stays the same from day to
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<tag/tag=./
The main line of development, also known as FreeBSD-current.
Note: the "." is not punctuation; it is the name of the tag.
Valid for all collections.
<tag/tag=RELENG_2_2/
The line of development for FreeBSD-2.2.x.
Not valid for the ports-* collections.
<tag/tag=RELENG_2_1_0/
The line of development for FreeBSD-2.1.x, also known as
FreeBSD-stable.
Not valid for the ports-* collections.
</descrip>
<p>Here are the revision tags that users might be interested in:
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<descrip>
<tag/tag=RELENG_2_2_2_RELEASE/
FreeBSD-2.2.2.
Not valid for the ports-* collections.
<tag/tag=RELENG_2_2_1_RELEASE/
FreeBSD-2.2.1.
Not valid for the ports-* collections.
<tag/tag=RELENG_2_2_0_RELEASE/
FreeBSD-2.2.0.
Not valid for the ports-* collections.
<tag/tag=RELENG_2_1_7_RELEASE/
FreeBSD-2.1.7.
Not valid for the ports-* collections.
<tag/tag=RELENG_2_1_6_1_RELEASE/
FreeBSD-2.1.6.1.
Not valid for the ports-* collections.
<tag/tag=RELENG_2_1_6_RELEASE/
FreeBSD-2.1.6.
Not valid for the ports-* collections.
<tag/tag=RELENG_2_1_5_RELEASE/
FreeBSD-2.1.5.
Not valid for the ports-* collections.
<tag/tag=RELENG_2_1_0_RELEASE/
FreeBSD-2.1.0.
Not valid for the ports-* collections.
</descrip>
<p>Be very careful to type the tag name exactly as shown. CVSup cannot
distinguish between valid and invalid tags. If you misspell the tag,
CVSup will behave as though you had specified a valid tag which happens
to refer to no files at all. It will delete your existing sources in
that case.
<p><bf>WARNING:</bf> Be very careful to type the tag name exactly as
shown. CVSup cannot distinguish between valid and invalid tags.
If you misspell the tag, CVSup will behave as though you had
specified a valid tag which happens to refer to no files at all.
It will delete your existing sources in that case.
<p>When you specify a branch tag, you normally receive the latest versions
of the files on that line of development. If you wish to receive some