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Date:      Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:31:36 -0400
From:      Sean Cavanaugh <millenia2000@hotmail.com>
To:        <fbsd@brightstar.bomgardner.net>, <chris@monochrome.org>, <chowse@charter.net>
Cc:        "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: Portsnap vs CSup
Message-ID:  <BAY126-W143F3D1D4976B92944238BCA970@phx.gbl>
In-Reply-To: <20090319234359.M64636@brightstar.bomgardner.net>
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> 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
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> 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=
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> > > 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 <|> ]
> > _______________________________________________
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> Rhink that's bad? I've been trying to build KDE4 on a toshiba satellite=20
> laptop for over a week now.
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> IHN=2C
> Gene
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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.

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-Sean



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