From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 17 15:42:31 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F7481065670 for ; Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:42:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E6F18FC24 for ; Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:42:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m2HFgX6U043190; Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:42:33 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id m2HFgX4c043189; Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:42:33 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:42:33 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: Robert Chalmers Message-ID: <20080317154233.GD42595@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <8564570DC4FA43CA8BD09F427DB734C9@Avalon> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <8564570DC4FA43CA8BD09F427DB734C9@Avalon> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: FreeBSD Subject: Re: That age old question again 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: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:42:31 -0000 On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 09:18:27AM +1000, Robert Chalmers wrote: > Not quite but close. > On the front page of FreeBSD.org, is the download links for > LATEST RELEASES > a.. Production Release 7.0 > Which I'm assuming is the latest, and commercially useable version. > > Now I still find the situation of CURRENT, STABLE as they relate to RELEASE > slightly confusing, and no amount of description seems to clear it up. > > Ok, I understand CURRENT is developmental, and becomes the next major > version as stated below. So the next major version is the one on the > website? Release 7.0 - or, 7.0-RELEASE ...yes/no? > > Then 7.0-STABLE continues the work to be the bugfix/security blah blah tree. > > The question I have is: For the Production Release shown above - > 7.0-RELEASE, what is the cvsup tag to keep this version updated ?? Kind of the easiest thing to do is trim the tag for how much less security you want. 7.0-RELEASE gets you just that. 7 a little more fluid and HEAD is bleeding edge - is CURRENT for 7.xx. So, tag=RELENG_7_0 I think only security fixes tag=RELENG_7 security fixes and stable upgrades tag=. latest additions and fixes and experiments I am a little more foggy about how the next major (8.xx) fits in to the tag values. ////jerry > > ................................................. > -CURRENT is the development tree that will eventually become the next major > version of FreeBSD. The developers try to keep this tree buildable, but they > can't guarantee that it will be usable. Tread lightly all those that dare > run this version. You must know what you are doing, understand how to debug > and rebuild, and be prepared for lost data. As I write, this is known as > 7-CURRENT, which will one day become FreeBSD 7.0. The cvsup tag for CURRENT > is . (the period). > ................................................. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"