Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:20:27 -0700 From: Matt Rechkemmer <tiberius@trancell.org> To: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dumb question about ports/packages Message-ID: <20050211072027.GA29449@sdf.lonestar.org> In-Reply-To: <44acqfcdqk.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <20050208085748.GA13424@sdf.lonestar.org> <200502080907.j1897gdL071181@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> <44acqfcdqk.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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On Tue, Feb 08, 2005 at 09:45:07AM -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > > Um, no, as the original poster pointed out, ssh is part of the base > system, and normally you don't need the port. > > Upgrading the base system *is* the best approach. It *doesn't* > normally require updating to the latest release; 4.10, for example, is > still a supported branch, and will be for (at least) another year or > so. Updating to the latest of the 4.10 branch will do fine for this > kind of problem. These are probably RTFM questions, but I didn't seem to find a mention of the base system packages in the UPGRADING document. So how would one update a base package, check it out of CVS and just compile/install like normal? Should upgrading the entire system become a necessity (say 4.10 to 4.11), would a reboot be *absolutely* necessary? Final question :-), is there anyway to determine if a base package is out of date? Or is just wise to leave the base alone and upgrade when a new release comes along. Many thanks, -- Matt Rechkemmer tiberius@trancell.org
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