Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2012 12:23:33 +0100 From: Bas Smeelen <b.smeelen@ose.nl> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd-update and sources of 9.1-RC3 Message-ID: <50965035.8030508@ose.nl> In-Reply-To: <loom.20121104T120134-513@post.gmane.org> References: <50952210.7060000@grosbein.net> <loom.20121103T162713-254@post.gmane.org> <50953CD5.7010902@grosbein.net> <loom.20121103T165235-720@post.gmane.org> <50961FF1.9010605@ose.nl> <loom.20121104T111825-994@post.gmane.org> <509649B3.70700@ose.nl> <loom.20121104T120134-513@post.gmane.org>
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On 11/04/2012 12=3A08 PM=2C jb wrote=3A =3E Bas Smeelen =3Cb=2Esmeelen =3Cat=3E ose=2Enl=3E writes=3A =3E =3E=3E =2E=2E=2E =3E=3E To file a PR it will require some work to find out exactly what the= PR =3E=3E should be about=2E =3E=3E Since freebsd-update is meant to update the system I don=27t really= see a =3E=3E point to make it install sources =28or others things=29 if they are= not =3E=3E present on the system being updated=2E =3E=3E =2E=2E=2E =3E Well=2C that proves my earlier point=2E You are right=2E =3E =3E But=2C you brought up that =22StrictComponents yes=22 option and we hav= e to figure =3E out what it means =2E=2E=2E From looking at the freebsd-update script =28it=27s in /usr/sbin=29 I=20= understand when StrictComponents is set to yes it skips the step=2C=20 inspecting system=2E=2E=2E=2E and uses the list provided in freebsd-update= =2Econf=2C=20 so this option might save some time and disk activity=2E I don=27t fully understand what the impact might be when running a custom= =20 kernel=2E =3E =3E =23 When upgrading between releases=2C should the list of Components be= =3E =23 read strictly =28StrictComponents yes=29 or merely as a list of com= ponents =3E =23 which *might* be installed of which FreeBSD Update should figure ou= t =3E =23 which actually are installed and upgrade those =28StrictComponents= no=29=3F =3E =23 StrictComponents no =3E =3E The components are=3A =3E Components src world kernel =3E =3E Then what gives =3F Does it not apply to src component =3F =3E jb =3E =3E This e-mail message=2C including any attachment=28s=29=2C is intended solel= y for the addressee or addressees=2E Any views or opinions presented herein= are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of O= SE=2E If you are not the intended recipient of this communication please return t= his e-mail message and the attachment=28s=29 to the sender and delete and d= estroy all copies=2E
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