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diff --git a/docs/xml/faq.xml b/docs/xml/faq.xml index 2eba96a18..32dea3ed3 100644 --- a/docs/xml/faq.xml +++ b/docs/xml/faq.xml @@ -456,6 +456,74 @@ perl -pi -e 's@#\!/usr/bin/perl@#\!/usr/local/bin/perl@' *cgi *pl </qandaentry> <qandaentry> + <question id="faq-phb-cvsupdate"> + <para> + How can I update the code and the database using CVS? + </para> + </question> + <answer> + <para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + Make a backup of both your Bugzilla directory and the + database. For the Bugzilla directory this is as easy as + doing <command>cp -rp bugzilla bugzilla.bak</command>. + For the database, there's a number of options - see the + MySQL docs and pick the one that fits you best (the easiest + is to just make a physical copy of the database on the disk, + but you have to have the database server shut down to do + that without risking dataloss). + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Make the Bugzilla directory your current directory. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Use <command>cvs -q update -AdP</command> if you want to + update to the tip or + <command>cvs -q update -dP -rTAGNAME</command> + if you want a specific version (in that case you'll have to + replace TAGNAME with a CVS tag name such as BUGZILLA-2_16_5). + </para> + + <para> + If you've made no local changes, this should be very clean. + If you have made local changes, then watch the cvs output + for C results. If you get any lines that start with a C + it means there were conflicts between your local changes + and what's in CVS. You'll need to fix those manually before + continuing. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + After resolving any conflicts that the cvs update operation + generated, running <command>./checksetup.pl</command> will + take care of updating the database for you as well as any + other changes required for the new version to operate. + </para> + + <warning> + <para> + Once you run checksetup.pl, the only way to go back is + to restore the database backups. You can't "downgrade" + the system cleanly under most circumstances. + </para> + </warning> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </para> + </answer> + </qandaentry> + + <qandaentry> <question id="faq-phb-maintenance"> <para> What type of human resources are needed to be on staff to install and |