Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:41:13 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Karl Pielorz <kpielorz_lst@tdx.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd-update - To 'Stable'? Message-ID: <20121122174113.fd724619.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <C1B6C8D1DD95630634DD9DEA@MightyAtom.tdx.co.uk> References: <C1B6C8D1DD95630634DD9DEA@MightyAtom.tdx.co.uk>
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On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:32:21 +0000, Karl Pielorz wrote: > I'm looking at switching to 'freebsd-update' - is there an equivalent way > to get it to update me to '-STABLE'? No. The freebsd-update program can only be used to follow the RELEASE branch, plus the security updates (RELEASE-pN). Following STABLE branch still requires you to update by source. > i.e. If I run this on a 9.0-RELEASE box, I end up with 9.0-RELEASE-p4 (even > though uname says '-p3' - it's apparently -p4. The -pN number will only be changed if the kernel has gotten a change in this security patch run. > I'm guessing that's not the same as if I'd csup'd to 9.0-STABLE on that > day, and rebuilt the world? Correct. STABLE is a development branch (even though as the name suggests, it's stable, not experimental, which would apply to HEAD or CURRENT). > Also, does freebsd-update warn you if you need to reboot/rebuild anything > (e.g. the kernel / userland or anything?) You usually _have_ to reboot the system, as you've just upgraded to a new operating system version. So at least that would be the safest way. :-) Rebuilding is only needed if you run a custom kernel. The userland will be upgraded in a binary way (just as the GENERIC kernel in case you're using it). -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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