From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 31 16:33:26 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0305616A4CE for ; Tue, 31 Aug 2004 16:33:26 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (ns0.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.2.69.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F13B43D31 for ; Tue, 31 Aug 2004 16:33:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:::1])i7VGXGj4035049 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:33:16 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost)i7VGXG1F035048; Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:33:16 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from matthew) Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:33:16 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman To: Tom Connolly Message-ID: <20040831163316.GA34798@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Matthew Seaman , Tom Connolly , FreeBSD_Questions References: <008501c48f73$dcb64400$9a11a8c0@d3stomc> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="Dxnq1zWXvFF0Q93v" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <008501c48f73$dcb64400$9a11a8c0@d3stomc> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.5.6 (smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:::1]); Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:33:16 +0100 (BST) X-Virus-Scanned: clamd / ClamAV version devel-20040705, clamav-milter version 0.74a on smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.64 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.64 (2004-01-11) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk cc: FreeBSD_Questions Subject: Re: CVSup on current branch questions. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 16:33:26 -0000 --Dxnq1zWXvFF0Q93v Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 10:02:05AM -0600, Tom Connolly wrote: > I just installed FreeBSD 5.2.1 and I'm a little confused about the branch= es. > >From my research I have deduced that this is a current branch and that t= here > is no stable branch. Is this correct? I would like to CVSup the most > stable version of 5.2.1 source as well as the ports. Can someone explain= to > me how exactly to do this? I've tried to CVSup the ports using the sample > supfile provided but none of my packages seem to build. FreeBSD 5.2.1 is the release version from the RELENG_5_2 branch. If you cvsup to the latest on that branch you'll get 5.2.1 release plus any security patches that have been issued in the mean time. Note however that the process leading to 5.3-RELEASE is underway, aiming to culminate in early October with 5.3-RELEASE (the RELENG_5_3 branch) and around the same time 5.3-STABLE (ie. declaring the RELENG_5 branch STABLE). Right now the RELENG_5 branch will get you 5.3-BETA2, one of a series of weekly beta test versions intended to be released up until 5.3-RELEASE. Note that 5.3-RELEASE will be a full production release, unlike 5.2.1-RELEASE which is the last of the technology preview releases. You'ld be well advised to upgrade to RELENG_5_3 once it's available since support on the RELENG_5_2 branch will be dropped fairly shortly afterwards. The current branch is now actually 6-CURRENT as of a few weeks ago. You almost definitely don't want that. There is also the RELENG_4 or 4.10-STABLE branch, which is by no means obsolete just yet. There are plans for at least one and possibly two more 4.x releases, and support on some of the 4.x branches will continue for a year or so after then. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK --Dxnq1zWXvFF0Q93v Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFBNKhMiD657aJF7eIRAu9MAJ9LumvA+bnp3PEuUFDwv1B/725+HACeNteP g9cY1CXeF26C1sVklkGgh4w= =Vn2H -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Dxnq1zWXvFF0Q93v--