Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 22:19:32 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: "jett" <tayerv@team.ph.inter.net> Cc: "freebsd-stable" <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: make world every week? Message-ID: <15198.15044.424089.897222@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <014901c114b3$48d98140$4b443dca@jett> References: <014901c114b3$48d98140$4b443dca@jett>
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jett <tayerv@team.ph.inter.net> types: > im running freebsd 4.3-stable and every friday night i'm updating my > sources via cvsup. my question is do i have to always build the > world after every cvsup so that i may stay stable? Well, I'd say you're not really tracking stable in that case. On the other hand, if you're watching the CVS and -stable mail lists, you'll have an idea when something interesting goes into the sources and can update at that time, which some would stay is tracking stable. Frequency of updating - modulo security fixes - is really a question of personal preference so long as you use reasonable practices during the udpate process. I try and do the update once a week as a matter of course, as more frequent updates are less traumatic in mergemaster. I also prefer it if the sources match the installed system, so I generally don't cvsup unless I'm planning on rebuilding things in the near future. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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