Re: Why Are You NOT Using FreeBSD?

On 5 June 2012 09:25, Erich <erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 05 June 2012 3:08:17 b. f. wrote:
>> > On 05 June 2012 15:33:16 Mark Andrews wrote:
>> > >
>> > > In message <2490439.EC638TI0j3 at x220.ovitrap.com>, Erich writes:
>> > > > Hi,
>> > > >
>> > All of these, with the exception of HEAD (which is always a valid tag)=
, only apply to the src/ tree. The ports/, doc/, and www/ trees are not bra=
nched.
>> >
>> > I understand this that I can use these tags on the FreeBSD sources but=
 not on the ports.
>> >
>> > I never tried this on the ports.
>>
>> I sent a long reply to your earlier message on freebsd-ports
>> explaining exactly this -- how each Ports tree snapshot has a version
>> number: the date spec. =A0Also, how a few special snapshots also have a
>> second version number: the release tag. =A0I also explained how to find
>> and use these, with and without cvs. =A0Am I wasting my time by trying
>> to answer your questions, E.?
>
> I think that you missed my point. The point is that this has to be made a=
vailable for beginners. As long as the handbook states that this does not a=
pply to the ports tree, at least beginners will stop there.

"Beginners" should be using packages anyway.

It is absolutely a bad idea for "beginners" to be using tagged/dated
ports trees-- they are not supported and will lead to many complaints
about problems that were solved since the tag.

Chris
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