HEADS UP - pkgsrc.git users - Major changes - pkgsrcv2.git now gtg

[Matthew Dillon]

			    DragonFly Users

    Ok, the new pkgsrcv2.git repo is up and the old pkgsrc.git repo is
    gone.  Here is the skinny on it.

    New official pkgsrc mirror for DragonFly users:

	git://git.dragonflybsd.org/pkgsrcv2.git

    UPDATING /usr/Makefile, and updating /usr/pkgsrc:

	Your /usr/Makefile needs to be updated.  Simply change any instances
	of 'pkgsrc.git' to 'pkgsrcv2.git'.  You can then use the Makefile
	to build your new pkgsrc repo if you desire, or you can follow the
	manual instructions below.

	You must wipe your old /usr/pkgsrc completely and pull the new
	one down from scratch.  There is no way to incrementally update
	your existing repo.  The new repo is ~600MB or so.

	You can do it manually as follows:

	    cd /usr
	    rm -rf pkgsrc
	    mkdir pkgsrc
	    cd pkgsrc
	    git init
	    git remote add origin git://git.dragonflybsd.org/pkgsrcv2.git
	    git fetch origin
	    git branch master origin/master
	    git pkgsrc-2010Q1 master origin/pkgsrc-2010Q1
	    git pkgsrc-2010Q2 master origin/pkgsrc-2010Q2
	    git checkout master

	    note: 2.6 users who are still on pkgsrc-2010Q2 might want to
		  checkout 2010Q2 instead, but if you are already on 'master'
		  and have used pkgsrc you probably should stay on 'master'

    Once your new pkgsrc repo is in place you can keep it up-to-date with
    a simple git pull.  This is an incremental operation and will not take
    much time:

	cd /usr/pkgsrc
	git pull

    EXAMPLE CRON JOB:

	Here is an example cron job that will keep your pkgsrc repo
	up-to-date on a one-hour cycle once you have completed the
	initial checkout.  Please be sure to use lockf in case a step
	change occurs, to prevent pulls from backing up on your server
	(it's amazing to me how few people use lockf to prevent crons
	from stacking up!).  Randomize the minutes fields (the 25)
	please, from 0-59.

	    25 * * * * cd /usr/pkgsrc; lockf -kst 0 .lock git pull -q


		  ACCESSING ALL THE PKGSRC BRANCHES

    The pkgsrcv2 git repo has only a few selected branches.  master,
    pkgsrc-2010Q1, pkgsrc-2010Q2, and of course Q3 when it comes out.

    People who want access to *ALL* the pkgsrc branches can use a
    different repo.  The repos can be mixed (commitids and refs are
    compatible):

	git://git.dragonflybsd.org/pkgsrcm2.git		SPECIAL CASE USE ONLY



    NETBSD USERS NOTE: Our pkgsrc git mirrors are now generated from the
    NetBSD-CVS cvsup, using the fromcvs/togit scripts, on a 6-hour cron
    schedule.  The commit ids and packs will be COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
    relative to the unofficial NetBSD pkgsrc git repo, so you need to
    choose your poison.

					-Matt
					Matthew Dillon 
					<dillon at backplane.com>