Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 09:20:45 +1030 From: Ian Moore <no-spam@swiftdsl.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> Subject: Re: Dumb question about ports/packages Message-ID: <200502120920.52803.no-spam@swiftdsl.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20050211072027.GA29449@sdf.lonestar.org> References: <20050208085748.GA13424@sdf.lonestar.org> <44acqfcdqk.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <20050211072027.GA29449@sdf.lonestar.org>
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--nextPart1241794.0UzTtEnPP7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:50, Matt Rechkemmer wrote: > On Tue, Feb 08, 2005 at 09:45:07AM -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > These are probably RTFM questions, but I didn't seem to find a mention of > the base system packages in the UPGRADING document. So how would one > update a base package, check it out of CVS and just compile/install like > normal? There are 2 UPDATING files - /usr/ports/UPDATING for the ports collection=20 & /usr/src/UPDATING for the base system. > Should upgrading the entire system become a necessity (say 4.10 to 4.11), > would a reboot be *absolutely* necessary? Yes, if you update your kernel, you can't load it except by re-booting. The 'correct' and safest way to update is to do the update, as the handbook= =20 says, involves doing # mergemaster -p # make installworld # mergemaster # reboot in single user mode. > > Final question :-), is there anyway to determine if a base package is out > of date? Or is just wise to leave the base alone and upgrade when a new > release comes along. You should at least update your system when security vulnerabilities occur = in=20 the base system. To minimise upgrades, follow the security branch for your= =20 release - this only has security fixes, not new features. See the handbook= =20 for details. Subscribe to the Security Notifications list to get notificati= on=20 of base system vunerabilities. Cheers, =2D-=20 Ian GPG Key: http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~imoore/no-spam.asc --nextPart1241794.0UzTtEnPP7 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBCDTbMPUlnmbKkJ6ARAvFvAKCj0id6h5ntr+zgj52DZdKaFdd1VwCfRgPO bmFNJEAy3WhUJqouMKc1U84= =NCqr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart1241794.0UzTtEnPP7--
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