Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:58:30 -0800 From: "pete wright" <nomadlogic@gmail.com> To: josh.carroll@psualum.com Cc: Jerry <jerrymc@msu.edu>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Patches in FreeBSD Message-ID: <57d710000702261058x78723aa3s30605d88082e7ec1@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <8cb6106e0702261053k5cf8c64eod62cb2cd498bb87a@mail.gmail.com> References: <20070226184043.GA59508@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <8cb6106e0702261053k5cf8c64eod62cb2cd498bb87a@mail.gmail.com>
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On 2/26/07, Josh Carroll <josh.carroll@gmail.com> wrote: > > My question is: How do I respond to this? > > I have seen the word patch used in security update messages - but > > didn't follow that path. Is that real? Does it cover kernel > > things essentially on the fly or is a 'time consuming' rebuild > > still needed? > > 6.2 now official supports binary patches via freebsd-update(8). From > the 6.2-RELEASE announcement > (http://www.freebsd.org/releases/6.2R/announce.html): > > "freebsd-update(8) provides officially supported binary updates for > security fixes and errata patches" > > So there's your response. :) > and you can update your third party packages via binary packages (which you can get from freebsd.org or build yourself)...so it seems these two solutions would be a great fit. -pete -- ~~o0OO0o~~ Pete Wright www.nycbug.org NYC's *BSD User Group
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