Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 13:18:16 -0600 From: Marius Strom <marius@marius.org> To: Kartic Krishnamurthy <kaygee@netset.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Staying Stable Message-ID: <20001215131816.A86117@marius.org> In-Reply-To: <00ab01c066c9$fc3ba1c0$0445a8c0@private.solutionsforyou.com>; from kaygee@netset.com on Fri, Dec 15, 2000 at 02:05:25PM -0500 References: <00ab01c066c9$fc3ba1c0$0445a8c0@private.solutionsforyou.com>
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As far as a frequency of "staying stable", there's not really a set deal. Depends on how much downtime you can afford due to reboots, I figure. When 5.x is released, you'll have to modify your /usr/share/examples/cvsup/stable-supfile to reflect RELENG_5 instead of RELENG_4. On Fri, Dec 15, 2000 at 02:05:25PM -0500, Kartic Krishnamurthy wrote: > Hello, > > I have questions about "staying stable". > > 1. What is the recommended frequency of cvsuping the source tree to stay > stable with freebsd? > > 2. Right now I am at 4.2 Stable (from 4.0R). When freebsd reaches, say 5.1 > Stable, what steps need I take to stay stable with the latest (5.1) stable? > Can I just keep cvsuping and hope to be stable with the latest version? I > understand that one can stay stable with 3-Stable or 4-Stable without having > upgrade to the next higher version. (please correct me if I am wrong). Also > if this also the wrong "attitude" let me know :-) > > Thanks, > --Kartic > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message -- Marius Strom <marius@marius.org> Professional Geek/Unix System Administrator URL: http://www.marius.org http://www.marius.org/marius.pgp 0x55DE53E4 "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a mini-van full of DLT tapes traveling down the highway at 65 miles per hour..." -Andrew Tanenbaum, "Computer Networks" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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