Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:01:36 +0200 From: "Ronald Klop" <ronald-lists@klop.ws> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, "George L. Yermulnik" <yz@yz.kiev.ua> Subject: Re: [FreeBSD-Announce] FreeBSD Errata Notice FreeBSD-EN-16:09.freebsd-update Message-ID: <op.yk51kymjkndu52@ronaldradial.radialsg.local> In-Reply-To: <20160725160755.GE63000@yz.kiev.ua> References: <20160725152231.1043514D8@freefall.freebsd.org> <20160725160755.GE63000@yz.kiev.ua>
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On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 18:07:55 +0200, George L. Yermulnik <yz@yz.kiev.ua> wrote: > Hello! > > On Mon, 25 Jul 2016 at 15:22:31 (+0000), FreeBSD Errata Notices wrote: > > [...] >> 3) To update your system via a source code patch: > >> The following patches have been verified to apply to the applicable >> FreeBSD release branches. > >> a) Download the relevant patch from the location below, and verify the >> detached PGP signature using your PGP utility. > >> # fetch >> https://security.FreeBSD.org/patches/EN-16:09/freebsd-update.patch >> # fetch >> https://security.FreeBSD.org/patches/EN-16:09/freebsd-update.patch.asc >> # gpg --verify freebsd-update.patch.asc > >> b) Apply the patch. Execute the following commands as root: > >> # cd /usr/src >> # patch < /path/to/patch > >> c) Recompile the operating system using buildworld and installworld as >> described in <URL:https://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/makeworld.html>. > [...] > > Do we really need to recompile the world after applying this patch? %-\ > It's only one-letter diff in sh-file... > This is the formal procedure. A lawyer would say: you can shortcut it at your own risk. A practical computer user can just put the character in the sh-file. Easy thing of the recompile is that the version of your FreeBSD install is updated also. Regards, Ronald.
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