From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 20 15:32:07 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C12C10656C2 for ; Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:32:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from millenia2000@hotmail.com) Received: from bay0-omc2-s35.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc2-s35.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.171]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80ABD8FC0A for ; Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:32:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from millenia2000@hotmail.com) Received: from BAY126-W14 ([65.55.131.49]) by bay0-omc2-s35.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:32:06 -0700 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [214.4.253.97] From: Sean Cavanaugh To: , , Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:31:36 -0400 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <20090319234359.M64636@brightstar.bomgardner.net> References: <8250ac3f0903191139m7c895ff9gde584ad16e3923f0@mail.gmail.com> <49C29970.3070503@gmail.com> <20090319184847.J29356@tripel.monochrome.org> <20090319234359.M64636@brightstar.bomgardner.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Mar 2009 15:32:06.0779 (UTC) FILETIME=[06D4FCB0:01C9A971] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: RE: Portsnap vs CSup X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:32:08 -0000 =20 > From: fbsd@brightstar.bomgardner.net > To: chris@monochrome.org=3B chowse@charter.net > Date: Thu=2C 19 Mar 2009 17:45:11 -0600 > CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Portsnap vs CSup >=20 > On Thu=2C 19 Mar 2009 18:50:48 -0400 (EDT)=2C Chris Hill wrote > > On Thu=2C 19 Mar 2009=2C Charles Howse wrote: > >=20 > > > On Mar 19=2C 2009=2C at 2:13 PM=2C Adam Vandemore wrote: > > > > > > I just noticed the description in the man page for freebsd-update: > > > > > > ..."Note that updates are only available if they are being built for= =20 > > > the FreeBSD release and architecture being used=3B in particular=2C t= he=20 > > > FreeBSD Security Team only builds updates for releases shipped in=20 > > > binary form by the FreeBSD Release Engineering Team=2C e.g.=2C FreeBS= D=20 > > > 6.1-RELEASE and FreeBSD 6.2-RC1=2C but not FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE or Free= BSD=20 > > > 7.0-CURRENT." > > > Is this saying that I can't get a binary upgrade for 6.4-STABLE? > >=20 > > That is exactly what it's saying. > >=20 > > > (You would not believe how long the make world process takes on a=20 > Pentium=20 > > > 200!!) > >=20 > > I believe it=3B been there! I seem to recall it went something like=20 > > 'start the buildworld and go to bed'. > >=20 > > -- > > Chris Hill chris@monochrome.org > > ** [ Busy Expunging <|> ] > > _______________________________________________ >=20 > Rhink that's bad? I've been trying to build KDE4 on a toshiba satellite=20 > laptop for over a week now. >=20 > IHN=2C > Gene >=20 compiling the kernel on that could take several days by itself let alone co= mpiling X and then a thick GUI like KDE or GNOME. amazing that a 100MHz sys= tem with 48 megs of ram can still run so fast if you build it right. =20 -Sean