Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 18:02:43 +0000 (UTC) From: JB <jb.1234abcd@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RELEASE vice CURRENT vice STABLE Message-ID: <idbbc3$sc5$1@dough.gmane.org> References: <AANLkTim1_-zNc9%2BxZXJv=W9oYO0EAt6155NZaHfYFB8U@mail.gmail.com> <20101203162633.2a84687d@gumby.homeunix.com>
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On Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:26:33 +0000, RW wrote: > On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 14:42:09 +0100 > J B <jb.1234abcd@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I have: >> $ uname -r >> 8.1-RELEASE >> installed. >> >> I understand the concept of software dev, and RELEASE (a snapshot in >> time), and CURRENT as a dev branch, and STABLE as a dev branch followed >> CURRENT. But I have difficulty placing them in a dev and respository >> tree. >> >> For example, in my case, can I describe it as below 8.1-RELEASE -> >> 8.2-CURRENT -> 8.2-STABLE -> 8.2-RCn -> 8.2-RELEASE and the cycle >> repeats ? > > Broadly n-STABLE branch-off from CURRENT and release security branches > branch-off from a STABLE branch. Release candidates are usually points > on a Stable Branch, and releases are points on the security branch. > Occasionally it has been bit more complicated. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To > unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Thanks RW, this is how I visualize it: 8.1-RELEASE -> 8.2-CURRENT -> 8.2-STABLE -> 8.2-RCn -> 8.2-RELEASE CURRENT branch branches off RELEASE branch; STABLE branch branches off CURRENT branch; Release Security branch branches off STABLE branch; RCn are usually points (snapshots) on STABLE branch; RELEASE is a point (snapshot) on STABLE branch; RELEASE is a point (snapshot) on Release Security branch; Occasionally it has been a bit more complicated -:) Still not sure about: CURRENT (off RELEASE branch at time of release ?) RC (why "usually" ?) RELEASE (only one valid, or both, depending on circumstances ?) JB
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