Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 19:35:04 +0330 From: sasha vigole <sasha.vigole@vigole.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Choosing the right FreeBSD branch to test and maintain ports and docs Message-ID: <1569cb7b-aed7-2124-6edf-45509578b952@vigole.com> In-Reply-To: <GENERATED-WASMISSING-1khqED-000677-NE@LH016.irandns.com> References: <8032509a-3377-6589-4e7b-2229a551af65@vigole.com> <GENERATED-WASMISSING-1khqED-000677-NE@LH016.irandns.com>
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>> should I build a testing FreeBSD machine, and maintain them on: >> 1. base/head branch >> 2. base/stable/12 branch >> 3. base/releng/12.2 >> or it's irrelevant. > Because of trouble with ethernet and wireless support in FreeBSD 12-stable and 13, and a subsequent update going only to the HEAD, I decided to go no furhter with FreeBSD 12.x. > So I vote for the current branch, which offers more hope for getting needed improvements. > Tom Currently, I'm using base/head on my testing machine (/src /doc /ports). But there's following sentence in the "Contributing to FreeBSD" article: "FreeBSD only guarantees that the Ports Collection works on the -STABLE" That has raised doubts about, whether I should change my testing setups. -- .sasha.vigole#mithras:arsakiden.
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