Date: 14 Mar 2004 10:54:18 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: "Loren M. Lang" <lorenl@alzatex.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: cvs tags and versions Message-ID: <44wu5njufp.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20040313080449.GJ1378@alzatex.com> References: <20040313080449.GJ1378@alzatex.com>
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"Loren M. Lang" <lorenl@alzatex.com> writes: > A couple of questions that I could find answers for in the handbook: > > 1. What are the _BP cvs tags used for in the freebsd cvs repository? "BranchPoint" -- it's a baseline for creating a set of release tags. Normally, those tags will only be of interest to release engineers. > 2. I've seen someone with a version of FreeBSD 5.2.1-p1. Is there a > minor update patch for 5.2.1, or is that just the name of current? The former. RELENG_5_2 is the tag for the patches. [The update may not be that "minor," depending on your particular needs. See the release errata.] > 3. And on a seperate note, how do I turn off the debugging code in 5.x? > The kernel has a makeoptions=-g, but it's commented out in my custom > kernel. Is there anything else to do? Will I need to completely build > world to get my system up to speed. I have a really old system I'm > using freebsd on, and the only reason I'm using 5.x is for bluetooth. See /usr/src/UPDATING
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