From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 3 18:02:56 2010 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 B13C51065679 for ; Fri, 3 Dec 2010 18:02:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B7848FC14 for ; Fri, 3 Dec 2010 18:02:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1POZyA-0000fv-B0 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:02:54 +0100 Received: from np-19-75.prenet.pl ([79.139.19.75]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:02:54 +0100 Received: from jb.1234abcd by np-19-75.prenet.pl with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:02:54 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: JB Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 18:02:43 +0000 (UTC) Lines: 50 Message-ID: References: <20101203162633.2a84687d@gumby.homeunix.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: np-19-75.prenet.pl User-Agent: Pan/0.133 (House of Butterflies) Subject: Re: RELEASE vice CURRENT vice STABLE 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: Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:02:56 -0000 On Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:26:33 +0000, RW wrote: > On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 14:42:09 +0100 > J B wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I have: >> $ uname -r >> 8.1-RELEASE >> installed. >> >> I understand the concept of software dev, and RELEASE (a snapshot in >> time), and CURRENT as a dev branch, and STABLE as a dev branch followed >> CURRENT. But I have difficulty placing them in a dev and respository >> tree. >> >> For example, in my case, can I describe it as below 8.1-RELEASE -> >> 8.2-CURRENT -> 8.2-STABLE -> 8.2-RCn -> 8.2-RELEASE and the cycle >> repeats ? > > Broadly n-STABLE branch-off from CURRENT and release security branches > branch-off from a STABLE branch. Release candidates are usually points > on a Stable Branch, and releases are points on the security branch. > Occasionally it has been bit more complicated. > _______________________________________________ > 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" Thanks RW, this is how I visualize it: 8.1-RELEASE -> 8.2-CURRENT -> 8.2-STABLE -> 8.2-RCn -> 8.2-RELEASE CURRENT branch branches off RELEASE branch; STABLE branch branches off CURRENT branch; Release Security branch branches off STABLE branch; RCn are usually points (snapshots) on STABLE branch; RELEASE is a point (snapshot) on STABLE branch; RELEASE is a point (snapshot) on Release Security branch; Occasionally it has been a bit more complicated -:) Still not sure about: CURRENT (off RELEASE branch at time of release ?) RC (why "usually" ?) RELEASE (only one valid, or both, depending on circumstances ?) JB