From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 18 17:13:53 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E435116A4CE; Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:13:53 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp-vbr7.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr7.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.27]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0308343D54; Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:13:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp-vbr7.xs4all.nl (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j3IHDpuS026500; Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:13:51 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.3/8.12.9) with ESMTP id j3IHDpKG039176; Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:13:51 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j3IHDpFh039175; Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:13:51 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb) Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:13:51 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: Brett Glass Message-ID: <20050418171351.GE39098@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <6.2.1.2.2.20050417185631.05349ee0@localhost> <200504180330.37184.danny@ricin.com> <426310A0.7060906@freebsd.org> <6.2.1.2.2.20050417202031.0490ad98@localhost> <4263280B.3010601@freebsd.org> <6.2.1.2.2.20050418020749.05761298@localhost> <002b01c5442c$d4a1caf0$9b00030a@officescape.net> <6.2.1.2.2.20050418094749.057187f0@localhost> <007c01c5442f$c9a36ed0$9b00030a@officescape.net> <6.2.1.2.2.20050418105722.05c08490@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <6.2.1.2.2.20050418105722.05c08490@localhost> X-OS: FreeBSD 4.11-STABLE User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner cc: Steve Ames cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org cc: Colin Percival Subject: Re: Will 5.4 be an "Extended Life" release? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:13:54 -0000 On Mon, Apr 18, 2005 at 11:02:14AM -0600, Brett Glass wrote.. > At 10:00 AM 4/18/2005, Steve Ames wrote: > > >> Perhaps. But then, all of the software that recognizes "official" releases > >> and does things like download ports, etc. won't work. > > > >It would recognize it as 4.11. > > Actually, it tends not to recognize it at all. If the string doesn't > say "4.11-RELEASE", the software reports that ports, packages, etc. > can't be found. Try installing packages with /stand/sysinstall on > a snapshot and you'll see what I mean. Colin's "FreeBSD-update" seems > to exhibit similar behavior. Go to options and change that '4.11-RELEASE' into whatever you like. It will stop complaining. Whether it works to (say) tell a 4.x CD to install (say) 5.x ports is another matter :) But this way you can e.g. have a -SNAP install the packages of the preceding -RELEASE. -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org