Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:08:47 -0700 From: perryh@pluto.rain.com To: cperciva@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd-update & userland sources Message-ID: <4a77de7f.wcA106S2uM5ht3Xq%perryh@pluto.rain.com> In-Reply-To: <4A776512.9020509@freebsd.org> References: <9EC698AF-15E1-4B95-A7BB-B0E4B7063B25@optusnet.com.au> <200908031409.46060.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.ports@mailing.thruhere.net> <4A776512.9020509@freebsd.org>
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Colin Percival <cperciva@freebsd.org> wrote: > > On Sunday 02 August 2009 16:10:37 Tom Mende wrote: > >> Is there a way to get freebsd-update to keep userland sources > >> up to date? > Yes. If you have source code installed (for the right version of > FreeBSD) in /usr/src, then freebsd-update will keep it updated. > > (Slight complication: Because freebsd-update builds are normally > done before patches are committed to SVN, you won't get the > updated SVN revision numbers ... For someone using the source primarily for reference or to build the occasional port that needs it -- the OP's case, and likely typical of binary-update users -- this seems harmless enough. > ... or the new entries in UPDATING ... This seems not so good. The archives are overflowing with problems arising from failure to read UPDATING :( I'd think it desirable to find a way to keep it current. > ... via freebsd-update -- but you will get all of the > security/errata fixes.)
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