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Date:      Sun, 6 Oct 2002 12:37:35 +0200
From:      Cliff Sarginson <cls@raggedclown.net>
To:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: versioning
Message-ID:  <20021006103735.GA2013@raggedclown.net>
In-Reply-To: <20021006084335.GL45363@vectors.cx>
References:  <20021006102717.R51457-100000@localhost> <20021006084335.GL45363@vectors.cx>

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On Sun, Oct 06, 2002 at 01:43:35AM -0700, Adam Weinberger wrote:
> bart -
> 
> you can likely deduce some answers from:
> http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.7R/schedule.html
> 
> 4.7-PRERELEASE is a tag marking what the 4.7 release will be all about.
> then, 4.7-RC, 4.7-RC2, 4.7-RC3 (RC = release candidate) are snapshots
> that grow closer and closer to what the RE team feels comfortable
> calling 4.7-RELEASE.
> 
> so, as you track RELENG_4, you will obtain each tag point sequentially.
> if you cvsup your sources every day, you will know when RC2 is available
> because "uname -a" will show 4.7-RC2.
> 
> -Adam
> 
> 
> >> (10.06.2002 @ 0134 PST): Bart Smit said, in 0.5K: <<
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I'm following the RELENG_4 branch and as far as I can tell I'm using the
> > very latest from that branch. My box is telling me it's a 4.7-RC.
> > 
> > Yet, on this list, I see regular references to 4.7-RC2 and sometimes
> > even 4.7-PRERELEASE.  It may be me, but I have no clue what these are.
> > 
> > What are the other versions? How does one get RC2? Is there a separate
> > prerelease-branch somewhere that I'm missing?
> > 
> > --Bart
> > 
> > 
I have exactly the same question, I track RELENG_4 and in fact have
rebuilt the sources several times, yesterday being the last time.
I only ever see 4.7-RC, never an RC2 or PRERELEASE note.

-- 
Regards
   Cliff Sarginson 
   The Netherlands

       Email: cls@raggedclown.net
       Tel  : +31 (0)10 4764595

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