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Date:      Sat, 24 Mar 2018 14:17:10 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 226893] freebsd-update supporting explicit patch-level for fetch+upgrade
Message-ID:  <bug-226893-8@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>

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            Bug ID: 226893
           Summary: freebsd-update supporting explicit patch-level for
                    fetch+upgrade
           Product: Base System
           Version: CURRENT
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Many People
          Priority: ---
         Component: bin
          Assignee: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: 482254ac@razorfever.net

Created attachment 191785
  --> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=3D191785&action=
=3Dedit
Adds support for TAG_OVERRIDE environment variable

Attached is a proof-of-concept for specifying a patch level for freebsd-upd=
ate.

This is desirable so that users can have a repeatable installation, update =
and
upgrade process that is supported by the FreeBSD project, and doesn't requi=
re
many additional supporting infrastructure on the user's part.

As it is right now, users will either need to:

- run their own build/freebsd-update server infrastructure
- run some kind of mirror (unsupported)
- manipulate the update data in /var/db/freebsd-update (unsupported)
- patch freebsd-update

A desirable outcome would be a documented command line usage that would all=
ow
to specify the patch level in a user friendly fashion when issuing either
freebsd-update -r WHATEVER upgrade, or freebsd-update fetch.  For example:

  freebsd-update -r 11.1-RELEASE -p4 upgrade

  freebsd-update -p4 fetch

This will allow systems administrators to upgrade at a cadence that makes s=
ense
for their organization, or scripts to build repeatable images, while still
using the binaries provided by the FreeBSD project.

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