Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:32:28 +0100 (CET) From: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, soralx@cydem.org Subject: Re: 6.3 Pre-Release Message-ID: <200711281232.lASCWSek037114@lurza.secnetix.de> In-Reply-To: <20071126210924.389ae9ea@freen0de>
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soralx@cydem.org wrote: > > > What is the CVS tag for 6[.2]-STABLE then? > > Hi, I think that the tag for 6.2 is RELENG_6, revise handbook. > > nope, 'src-all tag=RELENG_6' with cvsup updated everything to > 6.3-PRERELEASE... All of that is explained in the handbook. The cvs tag of 6.2-RELEASE is RELENG_6_2_0_RELEASE. It never changes, so it doesn't make sense to update to it once you have it. The cvs tag of the 6.2 security branch (sometimes referred to as "6.2-stable", although this is a rather confusing name) is RELENG_6_2. It does mainly include security fixes only, but no bug fixes (except maybe very critical ones), and no new features. The cvs tag of the stable branch ("6-stable") is RELENG_6. It includes all bug fixes and new stuff merged from -current. When ever a new release is made, a new security "sub-branch" is created off the stable branch. If you followed -stable so far (i.e. RELENG_6), I suggest you continue to do so, especially if you don't have any problems so far. Just wait for 6.3-Release to become available, and then you can decide whether you stay with the 6.3 security branch (which will be RELENG_6_3) or continue to track 6-stable, or even jump on the FreeBSD 7 train. Going back to the 6.2 security branch would be a step backwards. Don't do that unless you have problems that would be fixed by that step. Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, Geschäftsfuehrung: secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht Mün- chen, HRB 125758, Geschäftsführer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf Gebhart FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd "When your hammer is C++, everything begins to look like a thumb." -- Steve Haflich, in comp.lang.c++
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