Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 18:48:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> To: Nathan Mace <nmace85@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: just checking Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0110041843150.15842-100000@xena.gsicomp.on.ca> In-Reply-To: <20011004185309.4be0c7d0.nmace85@yahoo.com>
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On Thu, 4 Oct 2001, Nathan Mace wrote: > ok, i'm just making sure i've got this right > > the following line gets me 4.4 release code right? > *default release=cvs tar=RELENG_4_4 No, this gets you the security-fix version of 4.4-RELEASE. Using RELENG_4_4_0_RELEASE gets you 4.4-RELEASE. > so how do i get 4.4-STABLE? what do i need to change? Use RELENG_4. > also....how many versions stay 'up-to-date' at once? since there is > version 4.4 is 4.3 & 4.2 still patched against bugs? New features are only available in the latest -STABLE. However, critical security bugs (such as the telnetd root exploit) will be fixed in the security releases (RELENG_4_4 and RELENG_4_3.) > there is only one STABLE at any givin time right? currently it is > 4.4-STABLE....right? Yes. STABLE is the "stable" development track, and eventually becomes the next -RELEASE. -- Matt Emmerton To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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