Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 05:12:25 -0500 From: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading packages Message-ID: <20090902051225.0f273d68@chris.makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <53615301@bb.ipt.ru> References: <20090901171553.446cdfa5@chris.makeworld.com> <67860391@bb.ipt.ru> <20090902002518.1c874530@chris.makeworld.com> <35693951@bb.ipt.ru> <20090902010854.386d44d4@chris.makeworld.com> <53615301@bb.ipt.ru>
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On Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:42:02 +0400 Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> wrote: > On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 01:08:54 -0500 Chris wrote: > > On Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:50:08 +0400 > > Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> wrote: > > > On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 00:25:18 -0500 Chris wrote: > > > > > Thanks - although, this seems a moot point if one sticks with > > > > RELEASE (until a point release that is I suppose). > > > > > > Packges are build for STABLE as well: > > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/ > > > I do realize this however, if one stays with RELEASE (and not deal > > with the possible (I did say possible) headaches of a changing base > > system) then (as I read it from the Handbook) updating packages is > > moot. They won't change until the next point release. > > The thing is that those packages (called FreeBSD-stable-packages) > can (and imo) should be used with RELEASE either. The ports tree > is always HEAD. And -stable- for packages means only that they > were build after -release- packages. > I'll paraphrase what you said as I understand you; Upgrading packages to a RELEASE system (by way of setting set PACKAGESITE to reflect: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-7-stable/Latest/) Would indeed keep them updated whereas the default PACKAGESITE setting would do nothing more then install the packages that were created at the time of RELEASE. So in short, Yes, there is a way I can run RELEASE while still getting updated packages using pkg_upgrade as long as I set PACKAGESITE. Now - I just need that last question answered about mounting ext2 and I'm off to install. -- Best regards, Chris () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments "There's no place like 127.0.0.1"
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