Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:37:00 -0500 (EST) From: Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> To: Jose Borquez <calartstech@yahoo.com> Cc: FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Release tags vs. Branch tags Message-ID: <20051129221712.J4495@tripel.monochrome.org> In-Reply-To: <20051130025758.96916.qmail@web54713.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20051130025758.96916.qmail@web54713.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Tue, 29 Nov 2005, Jose Borquez wrote: > I am preparing to upgrade my source and I am using FreeBSD 5.4. I am > a little confused between Release tags (RELENG_5_4_0_RELEASE) and > Branch Tags(RELENG_5_4). Is the brach tag for critical & security > fixes while Release tags are for upgrading source? What about > RELENG_5? Could someone please clear this up for me? All the tags update source, and once source is updated, you can use the updated sources to build/install a new system. RELENG_5_4_0_RELEASE is pointless IMHO, because it will always give you the same system as the 5.4 installer CDs. RELENG_5_4 is useful, to me. It will give you 5.4-RELEASE, plus the latest fixes for security and bugs. This seems to be the way to go for a production server, but again that's a matter of opinion. This is the tag I use for this workstation, so uname -r returns "5.4-RELEASE-p8", meaning that the system is 5.4-RELEASE at patchlevel 8. Using RELENG_5 means you are tracking -STABLE. It will give you bug fixes and security updates, plus whatever enhancements have been developed after the 5.4 release date. It's well-tested, but not as thoroughly as RELEASE. Probably OK for a desktop, maybe not for a server. See the Handbook for details. HTH. -- Chris Hill chris@monochrome.org ** [ Busy Expunging <|> ]
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