From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 28 05:43:28 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 85B0C16A418 for ; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:43:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stwalley2004@gmail.com) Received: from an-out-0708.google.com (an-out-0708.google.com [209.85.132.247]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4142A13C447 for ; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:43:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stwalley2004@gmail.com) Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id c14so640694anc for ; Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:43:27 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=3esO8vEec6r/kaV6bhoTHPrX0LatkhfuLf+OGe5qs2g=; b=oE+j35meuIbQcWLTlXeevcjbKgm8E3N1bvsx5JR2T/AFGVBXESRBn7zpm13RQKyXTRs3Nei2q8n5Teg1VOr0YmBZZiw3CFd4OQKWA2eUwOwl+bM+87UtGucx3OjhKqhBLC8ro6mA/MsugZ4tEqllH2C4ZxO/euR85UtoqngtwPc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=L3E7sSrzmQDzfFRgYKf3mVIuSLvAFRYFcEojCX4Cd9c6wp0DCpcBOGKgXHm8PADadBA2epDLLtG8X7ySV1MWxkUBZWh8RR3QU+e9pffpJ1r9OaKlo/+pHwwO1v7ySdUXG8Wg501+ruTWZIT92MMUT1kQxWmifrTtcVHBR9sKhNs= Received: by 10.114.127.1 with SMTP id z1mr520988wac.1190958205373; Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:43:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.142.185.1 with HTTP; Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:43:25 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <687f2b920709272243w3c25f0f7t95189f1aeb3ded71@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:43:25 -0400 From: "Bill Stwalley" To: "Beech Rintoul" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <200709270204.09915.beech@freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <687f2b920709262347l23b3d6cfv3969ea804f4963c3@mail.gmail.com> <200709270204.09915.beech@freebsd.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: too late to change to security branch? 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, 28 Sep 2007 05:43:28 -0000 On 9/27/07, Beech Rintoul wrote: > > On Wednesday 26 September 2007, Bill Stwalley said: > > I have servers running 6.1 and 6.2. I use freebsd-update in cron > > jobs to install binary security update to the base system, and use > > cvsup/portupgrade in cron jobs to install port updates. By > > default, cvsup uses CURRENT branch. > > > > I am tired of some updates breaking something unnecessarily, and am > > thinking of changing to SECURITY branch in cvsup. Is that > > possible? Some of my ports are already locally compiled with > > customized options. > > > > If that's impossible, can I wait until the release of 6.3, > > upgrading to it, and then switch to SECURITY branch in cvsup? > > > > If those are entirely impossible, can I switch to STABLE branch? > > > > I'm confused by this system, please let me know if anything I do > > doesn't make sense. > > > > Best, Bill > > There are no other branches of ports except current. The release, > security, stable and current branches only apply to the system > itself. The exception being the ports that come with a release are > just a snapshot of the ports tree at the time the release was rolled. > While we try our best to avoid breakage, it sometimes happens. My > suggestion is that if you plan on upgrading something mission > critical, you might want to try the upgrade on another similar box > first and test. As for compiling with options not already available > in the port itself, you are basically on your own. If there is a > particular option that comes with the sources, but is not a port > option contact the maintainer of that port. As for doing port updates > with a cron script it's not recommended. You should always read > UPDATING before installing anything. Believe me it will save you foot > shooting. > > Beech > > -- I run freebsd-update and my cvsup configuration uses "*default release=cvs tag=.". I am actually following security branch, since I do not recompile the kernel, right? This cvs tag only matters if I compile the kernel, right? Thanks, Bill