Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 11:26:59 -0800 From: Michael Sierchio <kudzu@tenebras.com> To: andreas scherrer <ascherrer@gmail.com> Cc: Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd-update patches custom /boot/kernel/kernel which it should not Message-ID: <CAHu1Y72o7JTtmH=wg8nzE3%2B6bRF%2Bk6rY7L1KbRq%2Bo32SatsFFg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <50E4880E.8030105@gmail.com> References: <50E4724E.9050706@gmail.com> <FE07BE5C4AC64D520798F214@utd71538.campus.ad.utdallas.edu> <50E4880E.8030105@gmail.com>
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On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 11:18 AM, andreas scherrer <ascherrer@gmail.com>wrote: This is no longer true, though it was true at the time that was written... ----- > However, freebsd-update will detect and update the GENERIC kernel in > /boot/GENERIC (if it exists), even if it is not the current (running) > kernel of the system. > This is no longer true, though it was true at the time > ----- > > Furthermore if I remove the kernel option from the COMPONENTS in > freebsd-update.conf I think I will not get the kernel source patches > anymore, right? Which in turn means I have to get them via some other > mechanism, no? > > No. If you have Components src world you'll get all sources - which you want, presumably, since /usr/src/sys changes are sometimes motivated by security vulnerabilities.. - M
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