From owner-freebsd-stable Wed Apr 16 07:13:59 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id HAA29116 for stable-outgoing; Wed, 16 Apr 1997 07:13:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fty-ss20.cisco.com (fty-ss20.cisco.com [171.69.162.81]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id HAA29108 for ; Wed, 16 Apr 1997 07:13:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: by fty-ss20.cisco.com (8.8.4/1.34) id OAA08779; Wed, 16 Apr 1997 14:13:00 GMT Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 14:13:00 GMT From: Frank Terhaar-Yonkers Message-Id: <199704161413.OAA08779@fty-ss20.cisco.com> To: rkw@dataplex.net Subject: Was: 2.2-GAMMA is released. 2.2 Stable status? Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Face: ,fjtWiMPydUaSQl%8[eTg`u:^BXt&T)Sny(6w\*U"5D9H[Z$kG%Q/z;Z=NwrPiXf-aMF3R) Rsand$,]26-8>5@HD(A3A79gN|0%NHsdek4mT8E,>j+\w!~d2#nH;~NV!5a0"`5$Cj8d\or(Jy/JQ_ |uc;C[filmZ(~#lre*l:|O%d/PJFy`.5w8)sMZ-)QI3TaV"j'k X-Mailer: [XMailTool v3.1.0] Sender: owner-stable@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I've seen reference of late to a 2.2-stable, but must of missed any announcement. Status? Will there be a 2.1.7.x upgrade? TIA - Frank In reference to your message: >From owner-freebsd-stable@freefall.freebsd.org Wed Feb 5 20:19:41 1997 >Date: 5 Feb 97 13:21:51 -0600 >Subject: RE: 2.2-GAMMA is released >From: "Richard Wackerbarth" >To: chad@anasazi.com >Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > > On Wed, Feb 5, 1997 12:32 PM, Chad R. Larson >wrote: > >>> This release, modulo any final bug fixes, is what will be released as >>> FreeBSD 2.2R at the end of February, the length of this GAMMA testing >>> cycle being approximately 20 days. >> >>Could someone please tell me the process (and timing) whereby 2.2R >>migrates to "stable"? >> >>If I keep tracking the stable tree with occasional SUP/make passes, does >>my machine magically become a 2.2 somewhere along the line? > >This becomes somewhat problematic. > >First, I, among others will yell loudly if any attempt is made to declare >2.2 "stable" before it has had an adequate shakedown after its release and >distribution. This should take some months. > >Within the CTM distribution system, I have addressed this by avoiding the >"stable" target name and instead using "2.1" and "2.2" to reference the >particular distributions. > >Just as Jordan is now using a symbolic link to reference the 2.2-gamma >distribution, >I advocate that stable similarly become a pseudo target. That way >individuals can choose when they wish to transition from 2.1 to 2.2 or can >expect a massive update to occur at some unpredictable time when the link >is properly moved to reflect the status of the 2.2 release. > > > > > \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ Frank Terhaar-Yonkers Cisco Systems, Inc. Engineering Services, W2 F3 5 7025 Kit Creek Road PO Box 14987 Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709 fty@cisco.com voice (919)472-2101 FAX (919)472-2940 pager (800)796-7363 pin 1008366 -or- fty@airnote.net