Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 16:15:00 +0200 From: "Jorn Argelo" <jorn@wcborstel.nl> To: Vittorio <v.demartino2@virgilio.it>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: To compile or not to compile the system Message-ID: <20050501141248.M72649@wcborstel.nl> In-Reply-To: <200505011519.24427.v.demartino2@virgilio.it> References: <200505011519.24427.v.demartino2@virgilio.it>
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On Sun, 1 May 2005 15:19:24 +0000, Vittorio wrote > Using cvsup, after having issued "make update", it takes a long > time to recompile the OS sources and kernel by means of make buildworld > make kernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL > and then.. > mergemaster -p > make installworld > etc... > > If I frequently update the OS and ports this procedure becomes time- > consuming indeed. Is there any way to know in advance if it is > necessary to comply with the described procedure or if it can be > skipped because there weren't changes between two close updating? Subscribe to freebsd-announce@freebsd.org. Then you know when you should cvsup again and recompile the kernel (when exploits or other security issues are discovered and corrected). And you don't have to recompile all your ports every week ;) Once in a few months is a good approach I think. Jorn > Ciao Vittorio _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To > unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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