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Date:      Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:25:14 -0800
From:      Chris <portmaster@bsdforge.com>
To:        "@lbutlr" <kremels@kreme.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: When did pkg(8) drop support for 12-STABLE?
Message-ID:  <950a96076d16fa9ff2ff690b37dc03cc@bsdforge.com>
In-Reply-To: <CF48C085-FF6F-4653-B756-01421B35B0CB@kreme.com>
References:  <8771927f5869c2c659b3df94473415a0@bsdforge.com> <F8EB1A18-2F76-41AC-BC00-AE53F0DEBDDF@kreme.com> <379cfb141f35051aefa4c4185f0c9b0c@bsdforge.com> <CF48C085-FF6F-4653-B756-01421B35B0CB@kreme.com>

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On 2021-02-24 00:56, @lbutlr wrote:
> On 23 Feb 2021, at 16:31, Chris <portmaster@bsdforge.com> wrote:
>> It was from a 12-STABLE usb stick (probably 12.1). Is there no way forward, 
>> save
>> building up to 12.2?
> 
> It sounds like the version you want is -RELEASE, not -STABLE.
Yep.
> 
> Think of -STABLE as "We are still working on this, but we THINK it's stable" 
> as
> opposed to RELEASE "this is ready for general release."
Yes. Seems my understanding became inverted somewhere along the line.
I was _really_ looking to install RELEASE.

Thank you very much for taking the time to reply! :-)

--Chris
> 
> Matthius included the steps needed to get to the current supported version.



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