Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:08:00 -0500 From: Bob Johnson <fbsdlists@gmail.com> To: Kai <kai@xs4all.net> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Update is the binary update solution [Re: HEADS UP: Release schedule for 2006] Message-ID: <54db43990601261108l15baed77g4d86b3391f1ebb2f@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20060126132906.GC59566@xs4all.nl> References: <20060105093220.GJ1358@svcolo.com> <20060126132906.GC59566@xs4all.nl>
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Kai <kai@xs4all.net> wrote > Hello, > > Another ™.02, > > Today I'm installing Freebsd 6 from a CD, and I'm having to jump through > loops to get it up-to-date. Take for example FreeBSD-SA-06:03.cpio. > > First I need to install the sources for the complete OS, then run a patch on > it, and all that for the installation of 1 measily binary, and then keep > track of the fact that I did this. And all I had to do was # freebsd-update fetch # freebsd-update install Although that was a 5.4 system, not 6.0. > > Supplying kernel-source patches is fine, but IMHO there is something really > wrong with this. I don't want to be bothered by the hassle of keeping track > of which security update I patched in my sourcetree and which not. > > So, please pretty please make something that lets us admins just download a > binary package for an updated cpio, and let something whine if its installed > already on a system. > > Shouldn't be too big a problem to get this done in 2006, rpm could do the > job, apt-get would suffice too? Have you looked at ports/security/freebsd-update? It handles this if you are using a GENERIC kernel (and it works fine for non-generic kernels if what needs updating is not part of the kernel). As near as I can tell, the discussion here is (a) why not make freebsd-update part of the base distribution instead of a port, and (b) we need a tool that can do the same job on non-generic kernels (which leads to a discussion of the best way to accomplish that). But I'm not trying real hard to follow it closely, although I agree that moving freebsd-update into the base system would be a good idea. - Bob
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