From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 25 17:10:00 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B356916A4CE for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 17:10:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from relay3.softcomca.com (relay3.softcomca.com [168.144.1.70]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B7D343FD7 for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 17:09:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from akanwar@digitarchy.com) Received: from M2W053.mail2web.com ([168.144.251.160]) by relay3.softcomca.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Tue, 25 Nov 2003 20:09:56 -0500 Message-ID: <323910-22003113261956699@M2W053.mail2web.com> X-Priority: 3 X-Originating-IP: 68.111.37.3 X-URL: http://mail2web.com/ From: "akanwar@digitarchy.com" To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 20:09:56 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-OriginalArrivalTime: 26 Nov 2003 01:09:56.0767 (UTC) FILETIME=[018AD2F0:01C3B3BA] Subject: patchlevels and FreeBSD source X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: akanwar@digitarchy.com List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 01:10:00 -0000 Hi all, Presently I install my servers using a automated pxeboot method=2E The NFS= image I choose is a copy of the freebsd 4=2E8-RELEASE cdrom=2E Post instal= l I cvsup the plain 4=2E8-RELEASE server to RELENG_4_8 (taking the patchlevel = to 4=2E8-RELEASE-p15 for example) and then build world=2E The cvsup/buildworl= d takes a long time=2E These steps are also difficult to automate=2E=20 My question is: Is it possible that I update my cdrom image to the to 4=2E8-RELEASE-p15 before install ? In other words, are the patches that released as source diffs also available as downloadable cd images? If the answer is no, then can I patch the cdrom image myself or create a new PATCHED cd image that I can then use for my NFS installs ? Thanks for your replies=2E Regards, -ansh -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web=2Ecom/ =2E