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Date:      Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:03:07 -0600
From:      "J.D. Bronson" <jbronson@wixb.com>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: tracking cvsup p5 vs STABLE ?
Message-ID:  <6.2.0.14.2.20050117170242.00c16b48@cheyenne.wixb.com>
In-Reply-To: <20050117225416.GD31567@xor.obsecurity.org>
References:  <6.2.0.14.2.20050117164343.00c00a28@cheyenne.wixb.com> <20050117225416.GD31567@xor.obsecurity.org>

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At 04:54 PM 1/17/2005, Kris Kennaway wrote:
>On Mon, Jan 17, 2005 at 04:46:24PM -0600, J.D. Bronson wrote:
> > can someone explain to me the difference here:
> >
> > FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE-p5
> >
> > vs
> >
> > FreeBSD 5.3-STABLE
> >
> >
> > ..I wanted to track 5.3-STABLE, but when I did that I didnt get some of 
> the
> > newer files (still unknown why). I was especially interested in the SMP
> > fixes.
> >
> >
> > I was having random reboots and wanted to start with a fresh 5.3 install
> > and then cvsup from there, but when I tracked STABLE, I didnt get some of
> > the files that 5.3-REL tracking gave me.
> >
> > Am I missing something here?
> >
> > I dont want to be on BLEEDING edge, but on something more than 5.3-REL and
> > yet stable.
>
>This is described in the handbook.  Ask if you have more questions
>once you've read the relevant chapter.
>
>Kris

well it (the book) could be clearer. Your prior post explained the most to me.






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