From owner-svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Sun Mar 22 18:17:18 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECA45268B07; Sun, 22 Mar 2020 18:17:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carlavilla@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 48lm26647yz4T19; Sun, 22 Mar 2020 18:17:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carlavilla@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C6E131768; Sun, 22 Mar 2020 18:17:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carlavilla@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 02MIHIUs074046; Sun, 22 Mar 2020 18:17:18 GMT (envelope-from carlavilla@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from carlavilla@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id 02MIHIMY074045; Sun, 22 Mar 2020 18:17:18 GMT (envelope-from carlavilla@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <202003221817.02MIHIMY074045@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: carlavilla set sender to carlavilla@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Sergio Carlavilla Delgado Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 18:17:18 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r54009 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports X-SVN-Group: doc-head X-SVN-Commit-Author: carlavilla X-SVN-Commit-Paths: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports X-SVN-Commit-Revision: 54009 X-SVN-Commit-Repository: doc MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 18:17:19 -0000 Author: carlavilla Date: Sun Mar 22 18:17:18 2020 New Revision: 54009 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/54009 Log: Add a section about switching pkg from the quarterly branch to the latest branch. PR: 228333 Submitted by: 0mp@ Approved by: bcr@(mentor) Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D24151 Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml Sun Mar 22 13:45:50 2020 (r54008) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.xml Sun Mar 22 18:17:18 2020 (r54009) @@ -525,6 +525,51 @@ Info: Lists information about open files (similar to examples. + + Quarterly and Latest Ports Branches + + The Quarterly branch provides users + with a more predictable and stable experience for port and + package installation and upgrades. This is done essentially + by only allowing non-feature updates. Quarterly branches aim + to receive security fixes (that may be version updates, or + backports of commits), bug fixes and ports compliance or + framework changes. The Quarterly branch is cut from HEAD at + the beginning of every (yearly) quarter in January, April, + July, and October. Branches are named according to the year + (YYYY) and quarter (Q1-4) they are created in. For example, + the quarterly branch created in January 2016, is named 2016Q1. + And the Latest branch provides the latest + versions of the packages to the users. + + To switch from quarterly to latest run the following + commands: + + &prompt.root; cp /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf + + Edit the file + /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf + and change the string quarterly to + latest in the url: + line. + + The result should be similar to the following: + + FreeBSD: { + url: "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/latest", + mirror_type: "srv", + signature_type: "fingerprints", + fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg", + enabled: yes +} + + And finally run this command to update from the new + (latest) repository metadata. + + &prompt.root; pkg update -f + + + Obtaining Information About Installed Packages