Date: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 22:41:32 -0700 From: Steve Carter <scarter@globalcenter.net> To: W Gerald Hicks <wghicks@bellsouth.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Keeping -RELEASE up to date Message-ID: <19990306224132.A5933@globalcenter.net> In-Reply-To: <199903070416.XAA05477@bellsouth.net>; from W Gerald Hicks on Sat, Mar 06, 1999 at 11:16:52PM -0500 References: <19990306205520.A5821@globalcenter.net> <199903070416.XAA05477@bellsouth.net>
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W Gerald Hicks wrote: > > I am pretty seasoned with Unix, but pretty recent to FreeBSD. > > Welcome! > > > I have read about using cvsup to keep -CURRENT and -STABLE trains up to > > date, but how does one keep the -RELEASE up to date? Is there a tag for > > -RELEASE also, a la: > > > > *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_3 > > > > I am running 3.0-RELEASE and would like to use cvsup, or some other > > mechanism for keep my system up to date in terms of bug fixes and the > > like. Am I missing something fundamental? > > > > -Steve > > The tag as you've specified it (RELENG_3) is the correct one for > keeping a 3.x release -STABLE. > > The tag 'RELENG_3_0_0_RELEASE' was simply a snapshot at that point > in time on branch RELENG_3. Thanks, that cleared a bunch of fog for me. > I'd recommend getting warmed up to mergemaster if you plan to take > your system from 3.0-RELEASE to 3.1-STABLE. I'd recommend doing so. I don't know what this does but I'll read up on it.....:) Thanks again, -Steve To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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