From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 2 13:45:04 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84A2F106564A for ; Sun, 2 Sep 2012 13:45:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alexander.kapshuk@gmail.com) Received: from mail-lb0-f182.google.com (mail-lb0-f182.google.com [209.85.217.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F154C8FC08 for ; Sun, 2 Sep 2012 13:45:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: by lbbgg13 with SMTP id gg13so2496074lbb.13 for ; Sun, 02 Sep 2012 06:45:02 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=Oe/ql7/3PXPPsq/PD3MaZ/HIe2Kp+007IlI9Jtud/0o=; b=j8Xch+yMCRL7UocE3y5Tx+UqNPsEbZlTyWpkFZNsax9ccR9Z1Tf5b1Ox6c8BkAUHoa mZUvR8V6e3wHs0ULPjvpX8qB6l7lyTJbNERTgax0thNUcMCBNZzCZMh9st7MEZqtXbs1 5wnI1d1UJoMO5tnRzXnTrVWIMoPGuEMCQpaMQYG4zqpxRVqIhToJezVjGd4cf08mPIwB B/5zBmeKkb6UTuAoJMrlNbtRM8yvsfaPi67NogNOSXUhezuXay0A4ZuL0KwcOd/bu21m VdJvyptzpEk9bgmZPdfW+n/Lje57n48buRRsUo8cE53mTFnqHUFQY4aGXH0cWO0RYn0B nHLw== Received: by 10.152.112.234 with SMTP id it10mr11410236lab.36.1346593502457; Sun, 02 Sep 2012 06:45:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.4] (93-127-96-97.static.vega-ua.net. [93.127.96.97]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id ba4sm2556253lbb.14.2012.09.02.06.45.01 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 02 Sep 2012 06:45:02 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <504362DD.4040609@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:45:01 +0300 From: Alexander Kapshuk User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD i386; rv:15.0) Gecko/20120831 Thunderbird/15.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <5042F3E5.7040409@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Wrong version of sources? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2012 13:45:04 -0000 On 09/02/12 16:19, Walter Hurry wrote: > Thanks for the reply. No, I haven't rebuilt kernel and world, nor do I > intend to for the moment. I'm happy to stick with generic. By using the RELENG_9 tag, you're tracking the STABLE development branch. By pulling in the sources for the STABLE development branch and rebuilding the kernel and the world by following the instructions given in the Handbook, you are sticking with the GENERIC kernel configuration, unless you build a custom kernel. > > I'm still slightly confused by this "tag" stuff though; sorry (despite > perusal of the handbook). Are you saying that until RELENG_9_1 is made > available I won't be able to compile kernel modules? Or that I should > have a different tag in my standard-supfile? That's right. RELENG_9_1 isn't available yet. The options available to you now, as far as I can tell, are: (1). Do not recompile the kernel and the world, if you want to track 9.1-RC, to be followed by RELENG_9_1, once it becomes available. You may use freebsd-update(8), to keep the system up-to-date by way of binary updates. Once release 9.1 is out, you may change RELENG_9 in your sup-file to RELENG_9_1, and then you'll be tracking the release branch and you'll be able to keep the kernel and the world up-to-date by way of source updates. Use pkg_add(1) to install VBox. (2). Stick with RELENG_9, which is the STABLE development branch. Pull in the latest sources. Rebuild the kernel and the world. You may be prompted to rebuild the ports installed on your system as well. Use pkg_add(1) or the ports to install software. If any one else on the list thinks otherwise, as they are more experienced folk on the list than I, I'd be happy to stand corrected. Hope the above helps. Alexander Kapshuk.