Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 14:46:10 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Francisco Reyes <fran@reyes.somos.net> Cc: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>, Haikal Saadh <wyldephyre2@yahoo.com>, <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: 4.3-BETA Message-ID: <15027.52498.622148.452481@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.32.0103171258380.19419-100000@zoraida.reyes.somos.net> References: <15026.62584.999579.19774@guru.mired.org> <Pine.BSF.4.32.0103171258380.19419-100000@zoraida.reyes.somos.net>
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Francisco Reyes <fran@reyes.somos.net> types: > On Fri, 16 Mar 2001, Mike Meyer wrote: > > That suggestion isn't inappropriate. On the other hand the label "-RC" > > (release candidate) stil generates problems, so I'm not sure it would > > work. I suspect that *any* change in name will generate "I tried to > > get -STABLE, and got -FOO" messages. Not changing it would make life > > difficult for users who *wanted* to know they were getting a BETA or > > RC version. > > > > Possibly this information needs to go in the handbook on tracking > > -STABLE, rather than a FAQ. > > On another thread someone mentioned making a change to motd, but we know > that this may not work if people don't read mergemaster, or have their own > motd. That's actually better than changing the handbook, as there are places outside of the FreeBSD web site that have instructions on tracking -STABLE. > How about changing the buildworld and kernelconf targets to support having > a message at the end? This would be a general purpose tool which could be > used not only for going into new releases or for other matters. > Even simpler change those targets to point the user to read > /usr/src/UPDATING. This doesn't belong in UPDATING. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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