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<h3 id="CVSync">What Is CVSync?</h3> |
<h3 id="CVSync">What Is CVSync?</h3> |
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<b>CVSync</b> is a software package for distributing and updating source |
<b>CVSync</b> is a software package for distributing and updating source |
trees from a master <a href="http://man.openbsd.org/cvs">cvs(1)</a> |
trees from a master <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/cvs">cvs(1)</a> |
repository on a remote server host. |
repository on a remote server host. |
The OpenBSD sources are maintained in a CVS repository on a central |
The OpenBSD sources are maintained in a CVS repository on a central |
development machine in Canada. |
development machine in Canada. |
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Thus all updates are instigated by the client. The server never sends |
Thus all updates are instigated by the client. The server never sends |
unsolicited updates. Users must either run the <b>CVSync</b> client |
unsolicited updates. Users must either run the <b>CVSync</b> client |
manually to get an update, or they must set up a |
manually to get an update, or they must set up a |
<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/cron">cron(8)</a> job to run it |
<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/cron">cron(8)</a> job to run it |
automatically on a regular basis. |
automatically on a regular basis. |
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This directs cvsync to refresh all OpenBSD distributions from |
This directs cvsync to refresh all OpenBSD distributions from |
<b>anoncvs.eu.openbsd.org</b> with a |
<b>anoncvs.eu.openbsd.org</b> with a |
<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/umask">umask(2)</a> that permits group write |
<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/umask">umask(2)</a> that permits group write |
permission to the local repository. |
permission to the local repository. |
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More details on CVS operation can be found in |
More details on CVS operation can be found in |
<a href="faq/faq5.html#BldGetSrc">FAQ5, Fetching appropriate source |
<a href="faq/faq5.html#BldGetSrc">FAQ5, Fetching appropriate source |
code</a> and in the |
code</a> and in the |
<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/cvs">cvs(1)</a> |
<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/cvs">cvs(1)</a> |
man page. |
man page. |
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<h3 id="CVSROOT">Available CVSync Servers</h3> |
<h3 id="CVSROOT">Available CVSync Servers</h3> |
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href="mailto:beck@openbsd.org"><tt>beck@openbsd.org</tt></a> |
href="mailto:beck@openbsd.org"><tt>beck@openbsd.org</tt></a> |
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You may want to use <a href="http://man.openbsd.org/traceroute">traceroute(8)</a> |
You may want to use <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/traceroute">traceroute(8)</a> |
to find out which server is nearest you. |
to find out which server is nearest you. |
Problems with a server should be reported to the <b>maintainer</b> of the |
Problems with a server should be reported to the <b>maintainer</b> of the |
server in question. |
server in question. |