Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 20:41:21 -0400 From: Nathan Mace <nmace85@yahoo.com> To: Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: just checking Message-ID: <20011004204121.6a125fce.nmace85@yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0110041843150.15842-100000@xena.gsicomp.on.ca> References: <20011004185309.4be0c7d0.nmace85@yahoo.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0110041843150.15842-100000@xena.gsicomp.on.ca>
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so all i have to do to track STABLE is cvsup RELENG_4.?? even when 4.5 comes out stable will still be RELENG_4.?? nathan > On Thu, 4 Oct 2001, Nathan Mace wrote: > > > ok, i'm just making sure i've got this right > > > > the following line gets me 4.4 release code right? > > *default release=cvs tar=RELENG_4_4 > > No, this gets you the security-fix version of 4.4-RELEASE. Using > RELENG_4_4_0_RELEASE gets you 4.4-RELEASE. > > > so how do i get 4.4-STABLE? what do i need to change? > > Use RELENG_4. > > > also....how many versions stay 'up-to-date' at once? since there is > > version 4.4 is 4.3 & 4.2 still patched against bugs? > > New features are only available in the latest -STABLE. However, > critical > security bugs (such as the telnetd root exploit) will be fixed in the > security releases (RELENG_4_4 and RELENG_4_3.) > > > there is only one STABLE at any givin time right? currently it is > > 4.4-STABLE....right? > > Yes. STABLE is the "stable" development track, and eventually becomes > the > next -RELEASE. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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