Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:19:25 +0100 From: Paul Dekkers <Paul.Dekkers@surfnet.nl> 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: <43D920BD.20406@surfnet.nl> In-Reply-To: <20060126132906.GC59566@xs4all.nl> References: <20060126132906.GC59566@xs4all.nl>
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Hi, Kai wrote: > 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. > > 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. > You can just use freebsd-update for these binaries (and not for the kernel), can't you? And then only make buildkernel / installkernel instead. I did use freebsd-update on machines with a custom / modified kernel - it just left the kernel untouched, detecting that it was modified, and update only the rest, like cpio, ee, whatever recent update there was... (Good to have a choice, and it saves a lot of time in cases where I don't need or want to build the world.) Paul P.S. Maybe freebsd-update could have an option for leaving out kernel updates? ;-)
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