From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 25 14:04:10 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26F021065674 for ; Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:04:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from axelbsd@ymail.com) Received: from nm15-vm0.bullet.mail.ukl.yahoo.com (nm15-vm0.bullet.mail.ukl.yahoo.com [217.146.183.252]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 898B68FC0C for ; Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:04:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [217.146.183.213] by nm15.bullet.mail.ukl.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 25 Aug 2012 14:04:08 -0000 Received: from [77.238.184.80] by tm6.bullet.mail.ukl.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 25 Aug 2012 14:04:08 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by smtp149.mail.ukl.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 25 Aug 2012 14:04:08 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ymail.com; s=s1024; t=1345903448; bh=s6k+DL8CxMH7lYbNHqn0dUS7w4mgwDMlJyyvGlgsGn4=; h=X-Yahoo-Newman-Id:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-SMTP:Received:Received:MIME-Version:Received:Received:In-Reply-To:References:Date:Message-ID:Subject:From:To:Cc:Content-Type; b=muGD5J5af8FzfddMUY9/svaRYbrnU2Y/9yoDek8D+xQLAInqpkb/Wi43NNXjD6MHgsrMZMVssGUs+TWgodMojPhf019fsyy7l9IT0VHg7Rsr/A5cm1cmcqjgeDhlBEj1JlRDXqPPy/Nbs7OLtYTzvPJlovDBkJRC7w0TxtC+AVo= X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 135436.80752.bm@smtp149.mail.ukl.yahoo.com X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: TgR5L4UVM1l90uN6uiSTo5jaKriZsSlT1MMRsgR9.r0RW5F jJ4ff3yEz6xnQASION7ZyFDuvSZBnZ6RiG.i.n6MWGdKqQg8iNQNJfsS7P75 iOCC2ijO5phXW7lSD9KRErZtIZ2I8AlWzWmL0TmvFgJRiVSCbEymOoBY1r2o goDN1b968cBcybs9PyeZiGFSv3HqxHfRmDT7eNMGDzV4KwiLdGfmPrEE223h 41tu054nId0bnJmnFRCSoSFOBGdRhW2pQeZVBKMWNJw0Fl.V7rR7U9fbN047 PA637Pn5fcKv8_.p4HD8UzyGRcixDjpijC1HAJi58gvNZwP_ozO9E6DJg.uW P_42ZVNzcT7ZQsg.tlXctTvy5PWMRfZe0BRy3VaEGzNOCbCQ4SND3 X-Yahoo-SMTP: S65s63SswBDjU54Gjqw2GSWlZmfgiEU_X3tN1_9u Received: from mail-lb0-f182.google.com (axelbsd@209.85.217.182 with plain) by smtp149.mail.ukl.yahoo.com with SMTP; 25 Aug 2012 14:04:07 +0000 GMT Received: by lbbgg13 with SMTP id gg13so1979201lbb.13 for ; Sat, 25 Aug 2012 07:04:07 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.152.132.168 with SMTP id ov8mr9100267lab.0.1345903447346; Sat, 25 Aug 2012 07:04:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.114.23.102 with HTTP; Sat, 25 Aug 2012 07:04:07 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20120825041357.GD1345@glenbarber.us> References: <1345697446.84337.11.camel@neo.cse.buffalo.edu> <20120823225855.U33776@sola.nimnet.asn.au> <20120825035543.GA25767@anubis.morrow.me.uk> <20120825041357.GD1345@glenbarber.us> Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:04:07 +0200 Message-ID: From: Alexandre To: Glen Barber Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: "freebsd-stable@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: FreeBSD 9.1-RC1 Available... X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:04:10 -0000 On Saturday, August 25, 2012, Glen Barber wrote: > On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 04:55:48AM +0100, Ben Morrow wrote: > > Quoth Ken Smith >: > > > > > > The latter. If you are not using FreeBSD-Update to handle the updates > > > of a machine you'll need to update your source tree using SVN for > > > release branches (releng/*) from now on. Updates of the CVS repository > > > will continue for the existing stable/* and head for now. I don't > think > > > anything has been decided on when that will stop. > > > > Two questions: > > > > 1. Is is sensible|supported to use freebsd-update to update just the src > > component, followed by a normal buildworld/buildkernel to update the > > rest of the system? I would much prefer to avoid having to use svn, > > especially given that it isn't in the base system. > > > > No. freebsd-update(8) is a binary system updater. It does not touch > your source tree. > > Glen > > Hi Glen, Freebsd-update tool installs binary updates for -RELEASE branch only (base system + GENERIC kernel). By default, /usr/src is synced. So you can upgrade your system and GENERIC kernel, then rebuild manually your custom kernel if you got one. This is described in the Handbook at the page "FreeBSD update". You do not have to SVN or CSUP your /usr/src sources tree after used freebsd-update tool. Regards, Alexandre