Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 23:16:52 -0500 From: W Gerald Hicks <wghicks@bellsouth.net> To: Steve Carter <scarter@globalcenter.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, wghicks@wghicks.bellsouth.net Subject: Re: Keeping -RELEASE up to date Message-ID: <199903070416.XAA05477@bellsouth.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 06 Mar 1999 20:55:20 MST." <19990306205520.A5821@globalcenter.net>
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> I am pretty seasoned with Unix, but pretty recent to FreeBSD. Welcome! > I have read about using cvsup to keep -CURRENT and -STABLE trains up to > date, but how does one keep the -RELEASE up to date? Is there a tag for > -RELEASE also, a la: > > *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_3 > > I am running 3.0-RELEASE and would like to use cvsup, or some other > mechanism for keep my system up to date in terms of bug fixes and the > like. Am I missing something fundamental? > > -Steve The tag as you've specified it (RELENG_3) is the correct one for keeping a 3.x release -STABLE. The tag 'RELENG_3_0_0_RELEASE' was simply a snapshot at that point in time on branch RELENG_3. I'd recommend getting warmed up to mergemaster if you plan to take your system from 3.0-RELEASE to 3.1-STABLE. I'd recommend doing so. Good Luck, Jerry Hicks To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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