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1.1       deraadt    13:
1.492     tj         14: <h2 id=OpenBSD>
1.444     tb         15: <a href="index.html">
1.492     tj         16: <i>Open</i><b>BSD</b></a>
                     17: Anonymous CVS
1.443     tb         18: </h2>
1.493     bentley    19:
1.443     tb         20: <hr>
1.493     bentley    21:
1.93      deraadt    22: <p>
1.249     nick       23: Anonymous CVS is a method of keeping your local copy of the OpenBSD source
                     24: tree up to date with respect to changes made to current OpenBSD sources.
                     25: In addition to following the bleeding edge of development, it is
1.457     tj         26: also possible to track the <a href="faq/faq10.html#Patches">errata patches</a>
                     27: of a release.
1.99      ericj      28:
1.14      downsj     29: <p>
1.459     tb         30: Anonymous CVS works directly against a central source code repository.
                     31: This means that you have the full set of CVS commands available to control
                     32: merging and updating your changes with other source changes, performing diffs,
                     33: change histories and other queries against the central repository.
                     34: In the event that the changes can't be completely merged, CVS provides annotated
                     35: changes to your local copy and preserves an unmodified copy of your version.
1.99      ericj      36:
1.36      deraadt    37: <p>
1.457     tj         38: The OpenBSD Project currently has four active source repositories:
1.99      ericj      39:
                     40: <ul>
1.457     tj         41:   <li><b>src</b> - source code for the base system
                     42:   <li><b>ports</b> - the <a href="faq/ports">ports tree</a>
                     43:   <li><b>www</b> - web pages
                     44:   <li><b>xenocara</b> - xenocara
1.99      ericj      45: </ul>
                     46:
1.459     tb         47: <h3 id="CVS">What is CVS?</h3>
1.249     nick       48:
1.493     bentley    49: <p>
1.457     tj         50: <a href="https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/cvs">CVS</a> is the
1.428     schwarze   51: source code control system used to manage the OpenBSD source tree.
1.249     nick       52: It implements a central repository for all officially released source code
                     53: and changes, while permitting developers to maintain local copies of the
                     54: source code with their working changes.
1.226     nick       55:
1.493     bentley    56: <p>
1.249     nick       57: There are two levels of source tree access:
1.457     tj         58:
1.226     nick       59: <ul>
1.457     tj         60: <li>Read-write access for developers
                     61: <li>Read-only access for everyone
1.226     nick       62: </ul>
1.99      ericj      63:
1.468     tj         64: <h3 id="starting">Pre-loading the source tree</h3>
1.249     nick       65:
1.493     bentley    66: <p>
1.468     tj         67: While you can download the entire source tree from an AnonCVS server, you can
                     68: save time and bandwidth by pre-loading your tree with the source tarballs.
1.249     nick       69: This is particularly true if you are running
1.480     tj         70: <a href="stable.html">-stable</a>, as relatively few files change
                     71: between the -release and -stable.
1.100     ericj      72:
1.22      niklas     73: <p>
1.459     tb         74: The source files for download from the <a href="ftp.html">mirrors</a> are
1.468     tj         75: separated into two files to reduce the download time for those wishing to
                     76: work with only one part of the tree.
1.493     bentley    77: The kernel sources are in <code>sys.tar.gz</code> and the userland sources
                     78: are in <code>src.tar.gz</code>.
1.224     nick       79:
1.468     tj         80: <p>
                     81: The following commands assume you have followed
                     82: <a href="faq/faq5.html#wsrc">these instructions</a> to give a non-root
                     83: user write access to the src, ports and xenocara directories.
                     84:
1.485     tj         85: <pre class="cmdbox">
1.468     tj         86: $ <b>cd /usr/src</b>
                     87: $ <b>tar xzf /tmp/src.tar.gz</b>
                     88: $ <b>tar xzf /tmp/sys.tar.gz</b>
                     89: $ <b>cd /usr</b>
                     90: $ <b>tar xzf /tmp/ports.tar.gz</b>
1.488     tj         91: $ <b>cd /usr/xenocara</b>
1.468     tj         92: $ <b>tar xzf /tmp/xenocara.tar.gz</b>
1.485     tj         93: </pre>
1.100     ericj      94:
1.464     tb         95: <h3 id="using">Using CVS to get and update your source trees</h3>
1.100     ericj      96:
1.493     bentley    97: <p>
1.473     tb         98: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/cvs">cvs(1)</a> was designed to be a simple way
1.464     tb         99: to retrieve and update your sources.
1.480     tj        100: You must first decide whether you want to track -current or a
                    101: <a href="stable.html">-stable</a> branch.
1.466     tb        102: The current tree has all of the up to the minute changes, whereas the
1.480     tj        103: -stable branch contains the sources for the release plus the patches from
1.466     tb        104: the <a href="errata.html">errata</a> and lesser issues already applied.
1.497     sthen     105: For more information on the flavors of OpenBSD, see
1.249     nick      106: <a href="faq/faq5.html#Flavors">here</a>.
                    107:
1.457     tj        108: <p>
1.459     tb        109: Choose the Anonymous CVS server you are going to use from the
                    110: <a href="#CVSROOT">list of servers</a> below, then you can start using cvs.
1.493     bentley   111: If you begin with <code>src.tar.gz</code> and <code>sys.tar.gz</code> as mentioned
                    112: above, you can skip the initial <kbd>checkout</kbd> and proceed to updating.
1.464     tb        113:
                    114: <p>
                    115: <b>Warning:</b>
                    116: When using cvs, you should take care that your current directory is either the
                    117: root of the tree you are referencing or in a separate place such as
1.493     bentley   118: <code>/tmp</code>.
                    119: Some commands, such as <kbd>cvs checkout</kbd>, can create an arbitrary sub-tree
1.476     anton     120: in the current directory, and a subsequent update will recursively flesh out
                    121: this sub-tree.
1.464     tb        122:
1.466     tb        123: <h4 id="getting">Getting an initial tree</h4>
1.464     tb        124:
1.493     bentley   125: <p>
                    126: The following commands assume that your user is member of the <code>wsrc</code>
1.464     tb        127: group:
1.100     ericj     128:
1.370     rpe       129: <p>
1.480     tj        130: If you are following -current:
1.457     tj        131:
1.485     tj        132: <pre class="cmdbox">
1.457     tj        133: $ <b>cd /usr</b>
1.476     anton     134: $ <b>cvs -qd anoncvs@anoncvs.ca.openbsd.org:/cvs checkout -P src</b>
1.485     tj        135: </pre>
1.370     rpe       136:
1.493     bentley   137: <p>
1.496     tj        138: If you are following the 6.6 -stable branch:
1.99      ericj     139:
1.485     tj        140: <pre class="cmdbox">
1.457     tj        141: $ <b>cd /usr</b>
1.496     tj        142: $ <b>cvs -qd anoncvs@anoncvs.ca.openbsd.org:/cvs checkout -rOPENBSD_6_6 -P src</b>
1.489     tj        143: </pre>
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1.370     rpe       145:
1.493     bentley   146: <p>
1.394     sthen     147: Anonymous CVS uses passwordless SSH as a transport.
                    148: If this is the first time you have connected to an anoncvs server,
                    149: you will be asked to confirm the SSH fingerprint to ensure that you
                    150: are connecting to the expected server:
                    151:
1.485     tj        152: <pre class="cmdbox">
1.476     anton     153: $ <b>cvs -d anoncvs@anoncvs.spacehopper.org:/cvs checkout -P src</b>
1.457     tj        154: The authenticity of host 'anoncvs.spacehopper.org (2001:67c:15f4:a423::28)' can't be established.
                    155: ED25519 key fingerprint is SHA256:oaJ7VEyjt2EHMeixzKn9zJGiV5YlWHIUls070tKdBzI.
                    156: Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?
1.485     tj        157: </pre>
1.394     sthen     158:
1.493     bentley   159: <p>
1.394     sthen     160: In most cases, the list below includes the fingerprints for the server,
                    161: so you can compare it against the displayed fingerprint as additional
                    162: verification that you are connecting to the correct server.
                    163: Confirm this, and the fingerprint will then be saved as usual.
                    164:
1.485     tj        165: <pre class="cmdbox">
1.457     tj        166: Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? <b>yes</b>
1.464     tb        167: Warning: Permanently added 'anoncvs.spacehopper.org' (ED25519) to the list of known hosts.
1.485     tj        168: </pre>
1.457     tj        169:
1.466     tb        170: <h4 id="updating">Updating an existing tree</h4>
1.457     tj        171:
1.493     bentley   172: <p>
1.480     tj        173: If you are following -current:
1.457     tj        174:
1.485     tj        175: <pre class="cmdbox">
1.457     tj        176: $ <b>cd /usr/src</b>
1.479     sthen     177: $ <b>cvs -q up -Pd -A</b>
1.485     tj        178: </pre>
1.370     rpe       179:
1.493     bentley   180: <p>
1.496     tj        181: If you are following the 6.6 -stable branch:
1.370     rpe       182:
1.485     tj        183: <pre class="cmdbox">
1.457     tj        184: $ <b>cd /usr/src</b>
1.496     tj        185: $ <b>cvs -q up -Pd -rOPENBSD_6_6</b>
1.489     tj        186: </pre>
1.370     rpe       187:
1.493     bentley   188: <p>
                    189: Every time you run this, cvs(1) synchronizes your <code>/usr/src</code> tree.
1.467     tb        190: It does not destroy any of your local changes; rather it attempts to merge
                    191: changes in.
1.370     rpe       192:
1.464     tb        193: <h4>Changing the server</h4>
                    194:
1.493     bentley   195: <p>
1.370     rpe       196: If you are updating a source tree that you initially fetched
1.457     tj        197: from a different server, or from a tar file, you <b>must</b>
1.394     sthen     198: add the <em>-d [cvsroot]</em> option to cvs.
1.457     tj        199:
1.485     tj        200: <pre class="cmdbox">
1.457     tj        201: $ <b>cd /usr/src</b>
                    202: $ <b>cvs -d anoncvs@anoncvs.ca.openbsd.org:/cvs -q up -Pd</b>
1.485     tj        203: </pre>
1.1       deraadt   204:
1.464     tb        205: <h4>Getting the ports and xenocara trees</h4>
                    206:
1.493     bentley   207: <p>
                    208: Make sure your user is member of the <code>wsrc</code> group and that
                    209: <code>/usr/ports</code> is group writable by <code>wsrc</code>.
                    210: Replace <kbd>ports</kbd> with <kbd>xenocara</kbd> throughout to get or update a
1.464     tb        211: xenocara tree.
1.457     tj        212:
1.370     rpe       213: <ul><li>
1.457     tj        214:
                    215: <p>
1.480     tj        216: If you are following -current:
1.457     tj        217:
1.485     tj        218: <pre class="cmdbox">
1.457     tj        219: $ <b>cd /usr</b>
1.476     anton     220: $ <b>cvs -qd anoncvs@anoncvs.ca.openbsd.org:/cvs checkout -P ports</b>
1.485     tj        221: </pre>
1.457     tj        222:
1.493     bentley   223: <p>
1.496     tj        224: If you are following the 6.6 -stable branch:
1.457     tj        225:
1.485     tj        226: <pre class="cmdbox">
1.457     tj        227: $ <b>cd /usr</b>
1.496     tj        228: $ <b>cvs -qd anoncvs@anoncvs.ca.openbsd.org:/cvs checkout -rOPENBSD_6_6 -P ports</b>
1.489     tj        229: </pre>
1.457     tj        230:
                    231: <li> Any time afterwards, to update this tree:
                    232:
                    233: <p>
1.480     tj        234: If you are following -current:
1.457     tj        235:
1.485     tj        236: <pre class="cmdbox">
1.457     tj        237: $ <b>cd /usr/ports</b>
1.479     sthen     238: $ <b>cvs -q up -Pd -A</b>
1.485     tj        239: </pre>
1.457     tj        240:
1.493     bentley   241: <p>
1.496     tj        242: If you are following the 6.6 -stable branch:
1.457     tj        243:
1.485     tj        244: <pre class="cmdbox">
1.457     tj        245: $ <b>cd /usr/ports</b>
1.496     tj        246: $ <b>cvs -q up -Pd -rOPENBSD_6_6</b>
1.489     tj        247: </pre>
1.457     tj        248:
1.370     rpe       249: </ul>
                    250:
1.464     tb        251: <h4>Creating a diff</h4>
                    252:
1.493     bentley   253: <p>
                    254: To make a diff of a locally patched module (here <code>cd.c</code>) to include with
1.370     rpe       255: a bug report:
                    256:
1.485     tj        257: <pre class="cmdbox">
1.484     tb        258: $ <b>cd /usr/src</b>
                    259: $ <b>cvs diff -u sys/scsi/cd.c &gt; /tmp/patch</b>
1.485     tj        260: </pre>
1.370     rpe       261:
1.459     tb        262: <h3 id="EXAMPLE">Example usage for cvs(1)</h3>
1.100     ericj     263:
1.493     bentley   264: <p>
1.370     rpe       265: A sample use of an anoncvs server would be:
1.457     tj        266:
1.485     tj        267: <pre class="cmdbox">
1.457     tj        268: $ <b>cd /tmp</b>
1.476     anton     269: $ <b>cvs -d anoncvs@anoncvs.ca.openbsd.org:/cvs checkout -P src/sys/arch/sparc</b>
1.457     tj        270: [copies the files from the repository to your machine]
                    271: $ <b>cd src/sys/arch/sparc</b>
                    272: $ <b>cvs log locore.s</b>
                    273: [shows the commit log for the chosen file]
                    274: $ <b>cvs diff -bc -r1.1 -r1.5 locore.s</b>
                    275: [shows the changes between revisions 1.1 and rev 1.5]
1.485     tj        276: </pre>
1.100     ericj     277:
1.497     sthen     278: <h3 id="rsync">Mirroring the Repository</h3>
                    279:
                    280: <p>
                    281: As noted in the list below, some repository mirrors also allow fetching
                    282: the entire repository via rsync.
                    283: Please use the <tt>reposync</tt> wrapper script which checks for updates to
                    284: CVSROOT/ChangeLog and avoids a full directory scan in some cases where no update
                    285: was detected.
                    286: It also handles SSH port-forwarding for mirrors where this is available,
                    287: allowing to connect to an "rsync --daemon" server over an
                    288: authenticated and encrypted channel.
                    289:
                    290: <p>
                    291: Install <tt>reposync</tt> from packages, create a user and directory to
                    292: hold the repository, and a directory for reposync's own use:
                    293:
                    294: <pre class="cmdbox">
                    295: # <b>pkg_add reposync</b>
                    296: # <b>useradd cvs</b>
                    297: # <b>install -d -o cvs /home/cvs /var/db/reposync</b>
                    298: </pre>
                    299:
                    300: <p>
1.503   ! sthen     301: Now the following command might be used to mirror or update the repository.
        !           302: If your chosen mirror does not support SSH port-forwarding, either switch to
        !           303: a better mirror, or change to "reposync -p".
1.497     sthen     304:
                    305: <pre class="cmdbox">
1.503   ! sthen     306: # <b>su -m cvs -c "reposync rsync://mirror.example.org/cvs /home/cvs"</b>
1.497     sthen     307: </pre>
                    308:
                    309: <p>
                    310: After mirroring, you can use the local directory as your cvsroot, for example:
                    311:
                    312: <pre class="cmdbox">
                    313: $ <b>cd /usr/src</b>
                    314: $ <b>cvs -d /home/cvs -q up -Pd</b>
                    315: </pre>
                    316:
                    317: As of November 2019, repository sizes are as follows:
                    318:
                    319: <pre class="cmdbox">
                    320: $ <b>du -shc *</b>
                    321: 175M    CVSROOT
                    322: 1.1G    ports
                    323: 2.9G    src
                    324: 787M    www
                    325: 1.7G    xenocara
                    326: 6.6G    total
                    327: </pre>
                    328:
                    329: <p>
                    330: The overall repository size currently increases at a rate
                    331: of about <b>400</b>MB per annum. The src repository increases by about
                    332: <b>150</b>MB.
                    333:
1.459     tb        334: <h3 id="CVSROOT">Available Anonymous CVS servers</h3>
1.1       deraadt   335:
                    336: <ul>
1.373     dlg       337: <li><strong>CVSROOT=anoncvs@anoncvs.au.openbsd.org:/cvs</strong><br>
                    338: Location: Brisbane, Australia.<br>
                    339: Maintained by <a href="mailto:dlg@openbsd.org">David Gwynne</a>.<br>
                    340: Protocols: ssh.<br>
                    341: Updated hourly.<br>
                    342: SSH fingerprints:<br>
1.493     bentley   343: (RSA) <code>SHA256:pPcBY4E33vwreETbz5KJUIzZpWWzaZPhrpnLaFa7WuQ</code>, <code>MD5:19:4c:e2:a8:9e:42:b2:91:f3:d5:04:cf:b5:61:5e:ea</code><br>
                    344: (DSA) <code>SHA256:3rmKP03KsE0j1dLc91828CCJWUL58+PxBUmIlF7sPDs</code>, <code>MD5:80:ff:d2:46:70:51:7d:09:a5:71:83:bb:89:98:44:b1</code><br>
                    345: (ECDSA) <code>SHA256:kg2Zaqpd8ZuluPzlpFS9rEw0KR1UmxD9jSG6+2tr28A</code>, <code>MD5:fa:57:1c:55:7c:aa:d0:bc:4c:e2:05:3d:9b:bb:83:2d</code><br>
1.373     dlg       346: <p>
1.246     steven    347: <li><strong>CVSROOT=anoncvs@anoncvs1.ca.openbsd.org:/cvs</strong><br>
1.249     nick      348: Host also known as <strong>anoncvs.ca.openbsd.org, openbsd.sunsite.ualberta.ca</strong>.<br>
1.328     sthen     349: Location: Alberta, Canada.<br>
1.450     sthen     350: Maintained by <a href="mailto:beck@openbsd.org">Bob Beck</a>.<br>
1.451     sthen     351: Protocols: ssh.<br>
1.450     sthen     352: SSH fingerprints:<br>
1.493     bentley   353: (RSA) <code>SHA256:10SgQKcgCw02RSqBZGa8eGUR0ab+YkuhqFENhOoK1L4</code>, <code>MD5:cf:97:03:7b:0a:32:3b:d7:e2:31:05:39:9f:9d:03:dc</code><br>
                    354: (DSA) <code>SHA256:OGA64Wd24z/INmc1lSD3wSitAumYaL9vyQa89nJrrh0</code>, <code>MD5:89:9c:4f:78:cf:7a:ee:99:82:7c:0b:7e:0b:a3:49:c8</code><br>
                    355: (ECDSA) <code>SHA256:hVx+UscX/3uhv2nxPgp2zC/omvDIBSkv6iISCn19yqQ</code>, <code>MD5:28:58:44:09:8e:01:c2:79:33:03:39:7a:e7:6a:bd:a4</code><br>
                    356: (ED25519) <code>SHA256:WDEcVZFXagh0OXHlHVhcct6VjFjFqaNZwAhM3GnVA/c</code>, <code>MD5:3c:a9:4d:1e:4c:55:9d:6d:03:06:26:8f:21:ce:65:a6</code><br>
1.451     sthen     357: <p>
                    358: <li><strong>CVSROOT=anoncvs@anoncvs2.ca.openbsd.org:/cvs</strong><br>
                    359: Location: Alberta, Canada.<br>
                    360: Maintained by <a href="mailto:beck@openbsd.org">Bob Beck</a>.<br>
                    361: Protocols: ssh.<br>
                    362: SSH fingerprints:<br>
1.493     bentley   363: (RSA) <code>SHA256:VfzLrOeqzIfWiNdJ0SpHvk3JU4a+VpNzwjxzZ7lWaNY</code>, <code>MD5:b8:2e:c6:86:de:23:66:05:cd:bf:45:0a:02:44:d0:df</code><br>
                    364: (DSA) <code>SHA256:ULyS+tDif5/dxMtzOsr1JFph3FSkeqSjVnRq1q7PHFU</code>, <code>MD5:7a:41:fc:ba:87:d7:f8:ba:98:af:c5:16:a0:d6:ff:49</code><br>
                    365: (ECDSA) <code>SHA256:IQrHoNZPHmhnR1R3qMURVH3e83f95IZXdkNjFZCnKfw</code>, <code>MD5:72:b8:63:ac:91:1f:2b:f6:b2:7a:e5:20:2b:25:3f:ae</code><br>
                    366: (ED25519) <code>SHA256:7grIp6jKgas/PLrVqaSwLh60k626+iaGw/BBFSfr7ck</code>, <code>MD5:64:a5:bb:29:7a:8b:97:fa:49:40:87:f2:7f:74:8c:0f</code><br>
1.246     steven    367: <p>
1.398     brad      368: <li><strong>CVSROOT=anoncvs@anoncvs.comstyle.com:/cvs</strong><br>
                    369: Location: Toronto, Canada.<br>
                    370: Maintained by <a href="mailto:brad@comstyle.com">Brad Smith</a>.<br>
                    371: Protocols: ssh, ssh port 2022.<br>
                    372: Updated hourly.<br>
                    373: SSH fingerprints:<br>
1.493     bentley   374: (RSA) <code>SHA256:vYSNKOoCHReBzmdJy3SiULg7YyEZVoib3X3jGJShezA</code>, <code>MD5:43:30:9a:c6:c4:19:80:ad:7d:58:3e:7a:a0:39:57:53</code><br>
                    375: (DSA) <code>SHA256:e5aEzE3eGY5QLU1TXuFc+iD+hdRr46rM5dtBN9oH83Y</code>, <code>MD5:66:a1:f9:47:26:d9:15:3c:62:2b:b5:e8:0d:89:4a:6f</code><br>
                    376: (ECDSA) <code>SHA256:W2WEQDka4xicJzeQY0Nm0iCv3h2xZLzfp+TT1UvtBTw</code>, <code>MD5:62:28:13:ea:cd:ba:68:e6:e9:82:94:ac:10:7f:80:d5</code><br>
                    377: (ED25519) <code>SHA256:cqNaOU0KSmJ/S7jrV4UbZ6WkkyXWZ07rhWK8yrRZUV0</code>, <code>MD5:65:34:d5:69:47:38:58:01:47:5d:bd:09:9d:69:be:6b</code><br>
1.398     brad      378: <p>
1.440     mmcc      379: <li><strong>CVSROOT=anoncvs@obsdacvs.cs.toronto.edu:/cvs</strong><br>
1.503   ! sthen     380: <strong>reposync -p rsync://obsdacvs.cs.toronto.edu/obsdcvs/</strong><br>
1.400     nick      381: Location: University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.<br>
                    382: Maintained by <a href="mailto:nick@holland-consulting.net">Nick Holland</a>.<br>
                    383: Protocols: ssh.<br>
1.501     sthen     384: Updated every 2 hours from main server.<br>
1.400     nick      385: SSH fingerprints:<br>
1.493     bentley   386: (RSA) <code>SHA256:BosSX+gUL/17cUdppQlmXht1S5GGHrHNrL6+U3hyG+o</code>, <code>MD5:bc:59:dc:6f:52:c9:80:2d:63:96:cd:34:e2:5a:fc:fd</code><br>
                    387: (DSA) <code>SHA256:/wH3qgWOjC1iXh8PxWFl3Mv+IdgXHoPdLmFxJ0vAGgo</code>, <code>MD5:46:df:59:8c:e9:e3:5d:2c:1d:e3:d8:9f:61:8a:3c:ab</code><br>
                    388: (ECDSA) <code>SHA256:4I5R4/tGayGG0KDEsj6CY1eCqt2sbcYtA3nqnhUaD04</code>, <code>MD5:9b:39:30:30:63:01:fa:ec:66:4f:63:3d:9a:7e:76:38</code><br>
                    389: (ED25519) <code>SHA256:AqblfWV4KT2ptlpV3mq3gb4jNPzgYtjDvlBBcaeohxQ</code>, <code>MD5:e2:38:fc:a8:a0:17:ad:7b:03:8a:49:b7:94:40:a0:d5</code><br>
1.374     sthen     390: <p>
1.328     sthen     391: <li><strong>CVSROOT=anoncvs@anoncvs.fr.openbsd.org:/cvs</strong><br>
1.497     sthen     392: <strong>reposync rsync://anoncvs.fr.openbsd.org/openbsd-cvs/</strong><br>
1.328     sthen     393: Location: Paris, France.<br>
1.422     ajacouto  394: Maintained by <a href="mailto:openbsd-mirror@bsdfrog.org">Landry Breuil, Antoine Jacoutot</a>.<br>
1.328     sthen     395: Protocols: ssh.<br>
1.501     sthen     396: Updated every 2 hours from main server.<br>
1.328     sthen     397: SSH fingerprints:<br>
1.493     bentley   398: (RSA) <code>SHA256:d3o82eY/kIfUfmhVpwFu7Do1I7+Wol/tvWmm6Ye9HZ4</code>, <code>MD5:af:53:c8:ea:98:20:a2:81:e1:e3:c9:cb:06:d3:56:d7</code><br>
                    399: (DSA) <code>SHA256:8/EzaCXcEyuWAS2sOu5KNrozmDS2Xm60E4kd0lUwedg</code>, <code>MD5:5e:3a:78:5f:ef:0a:53:b4:b9:2c:91:84:4f:3e:52:dd</code><br>
                    400: (ECDSA) <code>SHA256:WXN4m8NHd4vcTqxmzLMMVenSh6gp8060nv39JIiCSss</code>, <code>MD5:61:e1:2b:97:a4:65:4d:70:cd:23:3b:83:04:f1:2e:87</code><br>
                    401: (ED25519) <code>SHA256:STeC5WGChnZjIi5Rb+XTAQSbKXQJ+B9wxhaacYNff7k</code>, <code>MD5:10:80:7f:b7:76:03:7a:51:10:23:fb:1e:05:5b:93:74</code><br>
1.381     sthen     402: <p>
1.438     sthen     403: <li><strong>CVSROOT=anoncvs@files.venture37.com:/cvs</strong><br>
                    404: Location: Paris, France.<br>
                    405: Maintained by <a href="mailto:mirror@venture37.com">Sevan Janiyan</a>.<br>
                    406: Protocols: ssh, ssh port 2022.<br>
                    407: Updated every 2 hours from anoncvs.spacehopper.org.<br>
                    408: SSH fingerprints:<br>
1.493     bentley   409: (RSA) <code>SHA256:3pG6tZMZkMSeCUrDUdp1qQ9dC5I0A+Pj1A0cXkLVoP4</code>, <code>MD5:b9:ff:83:1f:f4:d0:3c:20:55:3a:24:6c:5e:22:ed:ad</code><br>
                    410: (DSA) <code>SHA256:dIQIvW8zh0ZtLtLp9CiMkocAtvJ6umfd1Sw10/v96Jc</code>, <code>MD5:02:ae:f4:0f:fb:28:10:9d:58:8c:af:73:69:ec:0b:13</code><br>
                    411: (ECDSA) <code>SHA256:2InpK4FJMYTnOPgvSbQtyEIcbTNtZKsPsaa3fBBxUhY</code>, <code>MD5:f4:8e:83:ce:fd:a7:8d:7c:07:39:74:83:8e:6a:7c:1e</code><br>
                    412: (ED25519) <code>SHA256:IL+TcuRUBiaI+EkdjLDoLkwqOEZdt8bccgVINDRMHlM</code>, <code>MD5:91:42:2d:be:73:62:74:48:f3:15:70:42:f2:bd:d5:93</code><br>
1.438     sthen     413: <p>
1.246     steven    414: <li><strong>CVSROOT=anoncvs@mirror.osn.de:/cvs</strong><br>
1.503   ! sthen     415: <strong>reposync -p rsync://mirror.osn.de/openbsd-all/</strong><br>
1.249     nick      416: Location: N&uuml;rnberg, Germany.<br>
                    417: Maintained by <a href="mailto:aw@osn.de">Armin Wolfermann</a>.<br>
                    418: Protocols: ssh.<br>
1.307     sthen     419: Updated every 3 hours.<br>
1.215     david     420: SSH fingerprints:<br>
1.493     bentley   421: (RSA) <code>SHA256:fQGY+UhLdbB3oDI4frFtSKF2BjQIkSY0lnSA6lVv8+o</code>, <code>MD5:f2:73:d2:f6:e3:01:ef:ca:3b:e7:6c:80:b6:bd:bb:84</code><br>
                    422: (DSA) <code>SHA256:1IELSVD8Tf5HYyZNGJAKyyKd6BmihpwG5wGE96W+rV0</code>, <code>MD5:fb:33:05:62:96:20:cf:88:7e:10:cb:8d:91:72:57:32</code><br>
                    423: (ECDSA) <code>SHA256:plj+1CPTaKi0AIId/aDMCGgZZnkxc1ow+ffBNMvYW4A</code>, <code>MD5:57:60:16:f7:99:b8:72:3e:27:d4:13:a2:5f:4f:72:ff</code><br>
                    424: (ED25519) <code>SHA256:np+DK8xlo9A4YnYXO/22GBV8iyuL13r3g5I0/N1Mf8g</code>, <code>MD5:c2:a5:11:3a:5c:31:b0:3a:85:27:01:9b:a8:30:e4:e7</code><br>
1.246     steven    425: <p>
1.406     florian   426: <li><strong>CVSROOT=anoncvs@ftp.hostserver.de:/cvs</strong><br>
1.503   ! sthen     427: <strong>reposync rsync://ftp.hostserver.de/cvs/</strong><br>
1.406     florian   428: Location: Frankfurt, Germany.<br>
1.502     benno     429: Maintained by <a href="mailto:mirror@hostserver.de">Sebastian Benoit, Florian Obser</a>.<br>
1.406     florian   430: Protocols: ssh.<br>
1.501     sthen     431: Updated hourly from main server.<br>
1.406     florian   432: SSH fingerprints:<br>
1.493     bentley   433: (RSA) <code>SHA256:XrjDaKqJ6J02iSQ/eoiqII0LxJX9D/41eeC6pSQAJXs</code>, <code>MD5:ab:02:37:76:d9:f8:5b:3a:10:54:dc:8b:47:ef:c0:73</code><br>
                    434: (DSA) <code>SHA256:GYBYarN5A31LlnSRmxoy7f8upzkTZN8x/MPsB3wElLk</code>, <code>MD5:d1:0f:17:ee:06:f3:a4:ed:79:a2:eb:83:40:1b:7b:63</code><br>
                    435: (ECDSA) <code>SHA256:v6G11hMFfS2+zPh44hhZcpUqDEppyvGQe0vzmrtIHA8</code>, <code>MD5:fc:6d:06:54:ba:ed:7e:c2:d6:69:fb:c7:95:58:7b:c4</code><br>
                    436: (ED25519) <code>SHA256:KeG1InAfAnQKqpCewmXw/Egb+4UZZuIMGdlYVG+uxNg</code>, <code>MD5:1d:16:e2:2a:f2:85:28:b6:33:43:cb:de:c5:ad:fb:e9</code><br>
1.406     florian   437: <p>
1.246     steven    438: <li><strong>CVSROOT=anoncvs@anoncvs.jp.openbsd.org:/cvs</strong><br>
1.249     nick      439: Host also known as <strong>kankoromochi.econ.nagasaki-u.ac.jp</strong>.<br>
                    440: Location: Nagasaki University, Faculty of Economics, Nagasaki, Japan.<br>
1.410     sthen     441: Maintained by <a href="mailto:sigh@nagasaki-u.ac.jp">SUZUKI Hitoshi</a>.<br>
1.249     nick      442: Protocols: ssh, pserver.<br>
                    443: Updated every 3 hours.<br>
1.410     sthen     444: SSH fingerprints:<br>
1.493     bentley   445: (RSA) <code>MD5:80:6d:6b:9e:2b:5e:a3:fa:cc:bb:f7:fe:46:9f:ce:be</code><br>
                    446: (DSA) <code>MD5:f3:8e:b4:d0:00:26:f1:1b:5b:98:50:ad:d4:94:23:98</code><br>
                    447: (ECDSA) <code>MD5:dc:8b:b9:2f:4d:20:73:62:a9:3b:f8:ce:09:10:dc:b8</code><br>
                    448: (ED25519) <code>MD5:af:b8:2d:3c:0a:a0:89:15:cb:8f:c0:ad:e7:95:08:df</code><br>
1.176     miod      449: <p>
1.454     sthen     450: <li><strong>CVSROOT=anoncvs@mirror.litnet.lt:/cvs</strong><br>
                    451: Location: Kaunas, Lithuania.<br>
                    452: Maintained by <a href="mailto:pkugrinas@gmail.com">Patrikas Kugrinas</a>.<br>
                    453: Protocols: ssh.<br>
                    454: Updated every 2 hours from anoncvs.eu.openbsd.org.<br>
                    455: SSH fingerprints:<br>
1.493     bentley   456: (RSA) <code>SHA256:RmbGnT7IGLvVd9tm5mAx7rz6VntYlwqW6qyT2QuritY</code>, <code>MD5:6f:bb:06:80:80:f3:90:1f:bf:c4:f8:d3:b1:46:40:8c</code><br>
                    457: (DSA) <code>SHA256:vjqwcohyvLttulWTBWNw42XUOdrr+ogV/iTgpWOFzOU</code>, <code>MD5:86:a9:b4:85:26:79:c8:34:12:db:02:15:7e:45:79:bd</code><br>
                    458: (ECDSA) <code>SHA256:hj1btBB8gqLdm3EumX3T3LaUZkY9fm1RFvw9DVS2oi8</code>, <code>MD5:37:36:56:d9:8a:4a:b2:4a:e7:0e:10:bf:83:5d:e1:84</code><br>
                    459: (ED25519) <code>SHA256:EnczVm1Q8+lE+Zmue3jAPh/pA6BJhEDwL+HNMfedpXI</code>, <code>MD5:01:d5:99:5b:ee:04:9d:a6:09:61:02:80:19:6a:13:7b</code><br>
1.454     sthen     460: <p>
1.267     grunk     461: <li><strong>CVSROOT=anoncvs@anoncvs.obsd.si:/cvs</strong><br>
                    462: Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia.<br>
1.397     naddy     463: Maintained by <a href="mailto:mitja@kerberos.si">Mitja Mu&#382;eni&#269;</a>.<br>
1.267     grunk     464: Protocols: ssh.<br>
1.377     sthen     465: Updated every 2 hours from anoncvs.spacehopper.org.<br>
1.376     sthen     466: SSH fingerprints:<br>
1.493     bentley   467: (RSA) <code>MD5:5b:98:6c:06:a4:1f:83:da:03:aa:ef:e4:f5:f0:99:76</code><br>
                    468: (DSA) <code>MD5:2d:57:e2:9c:fd:9d:09:1c:5e:ff:3f:5d:59:78:93:cc</code><br>
                    469: (ECDSA) <code>MD5:3f:50:bd:1e:e5:8a:3d:a4:16:22:1c:2d:cf:8b:22:ed</code><br>
1.267     grunk     470: <p>
1.328     sthen     471: <li><strong>CVSROOT=anoncvs@anoncvs.eu.openbsd.org:/cvs</strong><br>
1.503   ! sthen     472: <strong>reposync -p rsync://anoncvs.eu.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-cvs/</strong><br>
1.328     sthen     473: Location: Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.<br>
1.477     anton     474: Maintained by <a href="mailto:jj@deadzoft.org">Janne Johansson</a>.<br>
1.328     sthen     475: Protocols: ssh.<br>
1.501     sthen     476: Updated every 2 hours from main server.<br>
1.328     sthen     477: SSH fingerprints:<br>
1.493     bentley   478: (RSA) <code>SHA256:4gXNO1FcLP8Swdm759TMDI/73hCCO5kQr3vqi9o/r64</code>, <code>MD5:98:e6:80:5d:95:bb:e2:15:5e:19:4d:a3:e4:d0:bc:2c</code><br>
                    479: (DSA) <code>SHA256:blisb6OUx83i2AEo44Y9eoAVRgRHsLtiWeZF05rsmHM</code>, <code>MD5:55:cd:a7:a9:e3:bc:a5:5c:81:5e:98:c0:60:a2:67:52</code><br>
                    480: (ECDSA) <code>SHA256:uz1m+x471U/+3dGsDgvYI/o+pmobQhuILMcr/fZcr6E</code>, <code>MD5:a4:c1:8f:64:55:87:35:d6:82:8b:ba:cb:48:3f:be:96</code><br>
                    481: (ED25519) <code>SHA256:txtWp19E25H1oSarwXzYTDDr46jsVeolIprB02OOfM8</code>, <code>MD5:05:f8:b4:39:ae:5b:55:1d:a9:9c:d4:82:2b:ec:fb:2f</code><br>
1.446     sthen     482: <p>
1.328     sthen     483: <li><strong>CVSROOT=anoncvs@anoncvs.spacehopper.org:/cvs</strong><br>
1.503   ! sthen     484: <strong>reposync rsync://anoncvs.spacehopper.org/cvs/</strong><br>
1.482     sthen     485: Location: Plymouth, United Kingdom.<br>
1.328     sthen     486: Maintained by <a href="mailto:sthen@openbsd.org">Stuart Henderson</a>.<br>
1.354     sthen     487: Protocols: ssh, ssh port 2022, ssh port 443.<br>
1.501     sthen     488: Updated hourly from main server.<br>
1.328     sthen     489: SSH fingerprints:<br>
1.493     bentley   490: (RSA) <code>SHA256:orTIOu6IKP7Ndz317tyCaz8LJnJWz4jmzSuG+FK7jwM</code>, <code>MD5:e2:19:16:3f:a3:2e:eb:94:14:cd:5c:92:9a:6c:9a:8f</code><br>
                    491: (DSA) <code>SHA256:0t4AQyR4Ci5hICZwPQ+l4b5l9evisj+wtry70ZWivZM</code>, <code>MD5:ff:47:13:22:83:d1:6e:df:a0:f0:4f:18:31:cb:f2:28</code><br>
                    492: (ECDSA) <code>SHA256:p+VCx2KynGtiFFaaiF010SIQu6gJgmJb//yokW2sGBE</code>, <code>MD5:a5:b0:2a:65:ff:9a:0b:ef:7d:6f:d2:95:2e:a7:c9:2c</code><br>
                    493: (ED25519) <code>SHA256:oaJ7VEyjt2EHMeixzKn9zJGiV5YlWHIUls070tKdBzI</code>, <code>MD5:65:ff:bc:e5:c0:a3:e2:17:fa:da:83:ce:de:29:fd:8b</code><br>
1.328     sthen     494: <p>
1.415     sthen     495: <li><strong>CVSROOT=anoncvs@mirror.planetunix.net:/cvs</strong><br>
                    496: Location: Chicago, IL, USA.<br>
                    497: Maintained by <a href="mailto:brian@planetunix.net">Brian Brombacher</a>.<br>
                    498: Protocols: ssh, ssh port 2022, pserver.<br>
                    499: Updated every 3 hours from anoncvs3.usa.openbsd.org.<br>
                    500: SSH fingerprints:<br>
1.493     bentley   501: (RSA) <code>MD5:8f:42:bd:b0:a2:94:df:6b:af:1e:96:03:ea:68:03:d9</code><br>
                    502: (DSA) <code>MD5:26:51:e8:b3:38:88:dc:a8:2a:98:59:86:ab:40:bb:a4</code><br>
1.437     sthen     503: <p>
1.453     millert   504: <li><strong>CVSROOT=anoncvs@anoncvs4.usa.openbsd.org:/cvs</strong><br>
1.503   ! sthen     505: <strong>reposync rsync://anoncvs4.usa.openbsd.org/cvs/</strong><br>
1.453     millert   506: Location: New York Internet, New York, NY, USA.<br>
                    507: Maintained by <a href="mailto:millert@openbsd.org">Todd C. Miller</a>.<br>
                    508: Protocols: ssh, ssh port 2022.<br>
1.501     sthen     509: Updated hourly from main server.<br>
1.453     millert   510: SSH fingerprints:<br>
1.493     bentley   511: (RSA) <code>SHA256:RT7vVXrvmKgZ7VkrVZ0lgugDFCBPVT6iSwMh+m1vZTA</code>, <code>MD5:b9:8a:36:b5:ce:1f:b0:81:01:ef:5c:4b:85:1d:a3:c6</code><br>
                    512: (DSA) <code>SHA256:b6otnjswIwZwcMsic6cEFKBwUcwzu0mJNLRE3CrIr/Y</code>, <code>MD5:c1:2a:c4:35:0d:6b:45:54:14:4f:07:8a:f0:f0:74:7c </code><br>
                    513: (ECDSA) <code>SHA256:JreaFNTlm2Uhlk3iaMs4Rweq27KPSVYUgj9sZUsOxCc</code>, <code>MD5:0a:a7:86:11:96:c2:49:37:7f:d2:41:86:e2:f3:84:92</code><br>
                    514: (ED25519) <code>SHA256:iLsNcXOnluavlGUV+O4JE7TNppEwIMvsjZ7m1VVObiM</code>, <code>MD5:8e:bd:d0:fc:71:16:5e:d2:ff:4b:02:90:aa:0b:f0:f7</code><br>
1.453     millert   515: <p>
1.439     millert   516: <li><strong>CVSROOT=anoncvs@anoncvs2.usa.openbsd.org:/cvs</strong><br>
1.503   ! sthen     517: <strong>reposync rsync://anoncvs2.usa.openbsd.org/cvs/</strong><br>
1.490     tj        518: Host also known as <strong>anoncvs3.usa.openbsd.org, ftp3.usa.openbsd.org, ftp5.usa.openbsd.org, openbsd.se.rit.edu</strong>.<br>
1.437     sthen     519: Location: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA.<br>
                    520: Maintained by <a href="mailto:millert@openbsd.org">Todd C. Miller</a>.<br>
                    521: Protocols: ssh, ssh port 2022.<br>
1.501     sthen     522: Updated hourly from main server.<br>
1.437     sthen     523: SSH fingerprints:<br>
1.493     bentley   524: (RSA) <code>SHA256:O/qRkEam5QXBxAcHA8qEEHXp9D2Ad1RMS43crbP+PDE</code>, <code>MD5:91:12:49:07:80:ff:aa:79:49:bd:df:6d:df:d8:53:e4</code><br>
                    525: (DSA) <code>SHA256:+sNBHW4fy9/cb0CJLGAe/wBkmwXI7C/vU81rdFVs3mE</code>, <code>MD5:ca:4f:76:39:65:92:e2:67:c4:12:41:66:22:d6:d5:0d</code><br>
                    526: (ECDSA) <code>SHA256:Bt9zXfPRYnP8DDBEXhH0SwCs3fU8EX/UA1Q5ypzkRdg</code>, <code>MD5:6d:9c:fc:d9:d3:c0:52:69:0e:23:f9:f2:44:02:a8:5f</code><br>
                    527: (ED25519) <code>SHA256:c+jgUzXaKxwtbQUy+dfpC340p4bVzFYDNIDxW3dUO3A</code>, <code>MD5:7d:f1:ca:80:80:99:41:c9:c6:5f:48:0d:76:f9:f3:c9</code><br>
1.437     sthen     528: <p>
                    529: <li><strong>CVSROOT=anoncvs@anoncvs1.usa.openbsd.org:/cvs</strong><br>
1.503   ! sthen     530: <strong>reposync rsync://anoncvs1.usa.openbsd.org/cvs/</strong><br>
1.478     sthen     531: Host also known as <strong>anoncvs.usa.openbsd.org</strong>.<br>
1.437     sthen     532: Location: Network Media, LLC, Bend, OR, USA.<br>
                    533: Maintained by <a href="mailto:millert@openbsd.org">Todd C. Miller</a>.<br>
                    534: Protocols: ssh, pserver.<br>
1.501     sthen     535: Updated hourly from main server.<br>
1.437     sthen     536: SSH fingerprints:<br>
1.493     bentley   537: (RSA) <code>SHA256:PFKE28DFbJLmqoLkq9xfBuiYl9GN2LABsvUpzNk+LlE</code>, <code>MD5:49:67:9a:46:62:8a:3f:4e:b3:63:ca:d6:41:29:2a:2f</code><br>
                    538: (DSA) <code>SHA256:KgFHf4YO6nVgCxEEPzgT/jT7QEqSWr56HC2P/PkOKa0</code>, <code>MD5:a7:75:49:77:f3:47:d1:3c:5e:65:84:84:3b:03:f1:33</code><br>
                    539: (ECDSA) <code>SHA256:Ofstc7xq/W+73vBMUpb3A4ZqLNhKI3u2FdzbOkJpOHI</code>, <code>MD5:d3:b2:b5:68:87:3b:f6:93:21:fd:28:ea:cc:b6:e1:13</code><br>
                    540: (ED25519) <code>SHA256:IYHq/zKqYnd2wy71Br6X8Q1Jk0XGjOJA4PU6CAr6pDo</code>, <code>MD5:0d:83:33:eb:8a:ee:f9:b0:5f:77:a8:0e:48:65:ba:e1</code><br>
1.415     sthen     541: <p>
1.408     sthen     542: <li><strong>CVSROOT=anoncvs@anoncvs.obsd.esc7.net:/cvs</strong><br>
                    543: Location: Dallas, TX, USA.<br>
                    544: Maintained by <a href="mailto:bwarriner@esc7.net">Ben Warriner</a>.<br>
                    545: Protocols: ssh.<br>
                    546: Updated every 2 hours from anoncvs1.usa.openbsd.org.<br>
                    547: SSH fingerprints:<br>
1.493     bentley   548: (RSA) <code>MD5:2a:c8:01:6f:5c:fe:78:75:84:29:c3:11:0f:65:05:07</code><br>
                    549: (DSA) <code>MD5:0e:ce:de:c4:7d:a0:d1:71:0a:af:cf:ee:34:43:bc:23</code><br>
                    550: (ECDSA) <code>MD5:68:f1:e8:11:94:5c:5e:15:d0:ee:54:1f:ee:57:33:4a</code><br>
                    551: (ED25519) <code>MD5:ca:ea:e7:77:84:1d:64:3d:5e:9f:25:a6:60:4c:53:52</code><br>
1.408     sthen     552: <p>
1.246     steven    553:
1.73      deraadt   554: </ul>
1.84      beck      555:
1.493     bentley   556: <p>
1.461     tb        557: If your server is listed on here with inaccurate or unknown information, please
1.493     bentley   558: contact <a href="mailto:beck@openbsd.org"><code>beck@openbsd.org</code></a>.
1.104     ericj     559:
1.80      beck      560: <p>
1.497     sthen     561: You may want to use
1.473     tb        562: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/traceroute">traceroute(8)</a>
1.249     nick      563: to find out which server is nearest you.
                    564: Problems with a server should be reported to the <b>maintainer</b> of the
                    565: server in question.
1.104     ericj     566:
1.159     jcs       567: <p>
1.249     nick      568: If local policy prevents outgoing connections to ssh's default port of 22,
1.370     rpe       569: some servers permit connections on an alternative port (typically 2022).
                    570: These are noted in the list above.
1.493     bentley   571: To use a different port, reconfigure your ssh client by adding a <code>Host</code>
                    572: entry to <code>$HOME/.ssh/config</code>, e.g.:
1.485     tj        573: <pre class="cmdbox">
1.461     tb        574: Host anoncvs.ca.openbsd.org
                    575:     Port 2022
1.485     tj        576: </pre>
1.1       deraadt   577:
1.461     tb        578: <h3 id="MIRROR">Setting up an anoncvs mirror</h3>
1.105     ericj     579:
1.493     bentley   580: <p>
1.461     tb        581: Anoncvs mirrors currently require about 6GB of disk (and it will grow!), and use
                    582: up to 64MB of swap per anoncvs user (assuming the user does a large operation;
                    583: while smaller operations use fewer resources, anoncvs still makes much more of
                    584: an impact than ftp).
                    585: Such anoncvs machines should have excellent network connectivity for the area
                    586: they are expected to serve.
                    587: A <a href="anoncvs.shar">document</a> which describes the setup of anoncvs
                    588: servers is available.
                    589:
                    590: <h3 id="NOTES">Final notes</h3>
                    591:
1.493     bentley   592: <p>
1.461     tb        593: After upgrading your source tree, you should read the comments at the top of
1.493     bentley   594: <code>/usr/src/Makefile</code> before attempting a build.
                    595: Also, you should build a new kernel <strong>before</strong> doing a <kbd>make build</kbd>
1.461     tb        596: if possible.
1.493     bentley   597: In some cases it may be necessary to rebuild and install the <code>config</code>
1.461     tb        598: utility before you can build the kernel.
1.493     bentley   599: If <kbd>config GENERIC</kbd> fails this is probably the case.
1.461     tb        600:
1.249     nick      601: <p>
                    602: It is important to note that upgrading from a release to the current tree
                    603: by rebuilding the sources can be rather difficult due to dependencies
1.461     tb        604: that are often not obvious.
                    605: Therefore, it is suggested that you first install the latest snapshot before
                    606: attempting a tree build from source.