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From: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net>
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Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD-stable
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> I see source for FreeBSD-stable, but no binaries.  So, stable is just
> like current, except more stable and less current?  ;-)

Yep.

> What I mean is, you don't have ready-made binary tarballs, and
> ready-to-go installation tools? 

Nope.

> Is it a simple matter to just build
> stable sources on a 2.1.0-release system? 

Yep.  You update your sources via sup or CTM and then do a 'make world'.
If everything works like it's supposed to you have a system that's 95%
of the way there.  Then, build and install a -stable kernel and you're
98% of the way there.  The remaining 2% is making sure your /etc and
/dev files are merged, but this has to be done by hand right now.


Nate