Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 13:18:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Derek Werthmuller <dwerthmu@ctg.albany.edu> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Applying patches with out a compiler Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005111317380.37482-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <7A71D0D43B9ED1119EC10008C756C3042F76FB@ctg-nt.ctg.albany.edu>
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On Thu, 11 May 2000, Derek Werthmuller wrote:
> I'm interested in applying standard "Release" versions of FreeBSD with
> out using a compiler in the system. I generaly don't advise leaving a
> working compiler in say a firewall or a hardened system. I know that
> I can have a seperate system that I can use to connect via CVS and use
> that to update the hardened systems. But doesn't that just keep my
> sources up to date and I still need to build/build world every so
> often? Is there another way to apply the security related patches ?
Compile on another machine, copy it over. For example, if you want to
update the entire machine to -stable, you can do a buildworld on one
machine, NFS mount the /usr/src and /usr/obj on the target, and do make
installworld there.
Kris
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