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Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 20:41:21 -0400
From: Nathan Mace <nmace85@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: just checking
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so all i have to do to track STABLE is cvsup RELENG_4.?? even when 4.5
comes out stable will still be RELENG_4.??

nathan
> 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.

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