From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 23 04:46:12 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF16E16A49A for ; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 04:46:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) Received: from zeus.int.dfwlp.com (zeus.dfwlp.com [208.11.134.127]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6008F43D70 for ; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 04:46:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) Received: from athena.int.dfwlp.com (athena.int.dfwlp.com [192.168.125.83]) (authenticated bits=0) by zeus.int.dfwlp.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k5N4kAXX011189 for ; Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:46:11 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) From: Jonathan Horne To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:46:10 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.3 References: <200606222309.38096.freebsd@dfwlp.com> <09359E1D-CCE1-4609-9158-41A4EE5CA4BE@shire.net> In-Reply-To: <09359E1D-CCE1-4609-9158-41A4EE5CA4BE@shire.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200606222346.10640.freebsd@dfwlp.com> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.1.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on zeus.int.dfwlp.com Subject: Re: from STABLE to RELENG? 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, 23 Jun 2006 04:46:12 -0000 On Thursday 22 June 2006 23:16, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: > On Jun 22, 2006, at 10:09 PM, Jonathan Horne wrote: > > generally, how risky of an operation is it to change the branch im > > following > > (assuming i have a server in good working order)? > > > > i think i would now prefer to start following RELENG on my > > production servers > > instead of STABLE (not that im having any issues), so that i can > > keep up with > > patchlevels of specific servers a little easier. > > That easiest if you do it at a version change. Say, for example, 6.0- > STABLE to 6.1-RELEASE or similar. > > > --- > Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC > Your Web App and Email hosting provider > chad at shire.net > well i would be attempting a 6.1-STABLE to 6.1-RELENG. i have a dev box i think im going to give it a go on, and see what happens. if this one doesnt go well, ill just wait until the next RELEASE increments to the next. thanks, jonathan