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help; also point them in the direction of the source, not
PHK (or any other human) if they need to make CTM deltas
of their own.
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What will I not find in this file ?
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Instructions on how to obtain FreeBSD via CTM.
Contact <phk@freefall.cdrom.com> for that.
Contact <CTM@FreeBSD.org> for that.
What is CTM ?
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CTM was originally "Cvs Through eMail", but has since changed scope to be
CTM was originally "CVS Through eMail", but has since changed scope to be
much more general.
CTM is now meant to be the definitive way to make and apply a delta between
two versions of a directory tree.
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How do I make a CTM-delta ?
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Don't. Send me email before you even try. This is yet not quite as trivial
as I would like. This is not to discourage you from using CTM, it is merely
to warn you that it is slightly tedious and takes much diskspace.
Read the source, and be prepared to have 2 copies of the tree; One is
the reference ("From") tree, and the other is the delta ("To") tree.
The mkCTM script will create the CTM diff of the differences between
the reference tree and the delta tree. A lot of scratch space is
required, and your machine will work hard.
How do I apply a CTM-delta ?
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No. You might want to selectively reconstruct a file latter on.
What features are are planned ?
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This list isn't exhaustive, and it isn't sorted in priority.
Reconstruct subset of tree.
Make tar-copy of things which will be affected.
Verify.
Internal editor instead of ed(1)
Support for mode
Support for uid/gid
Support for hardlinks
Support for symlinks
Isn't this a bit thin yet ?
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Yes.
Can I say something ?
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Yes, email me: <phk@freefall.cdrom.com>
Why is CTM not being maintained?
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Because CVSUP has improved on the concept quite a bit, and is now
the method of choice.
Poul-Henning