Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 12:51:17 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Jeff Penn <jeff@jrpenn.demon.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portupgrade with package Message-ID: <3D14AB05.9040302@potentialtech.com> References: <20020622102616.A1192@jrpenn.demon.co.uk> <3D144F7F.DBFD24AF@liwing.de> <20020622124135.A1730@jrpenn.demon.co.uk> <20020622130547.GA285@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi> <20020622165612.A6763@jrpenn.demon.co.uk>
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Jeff Penn wrote: > On Sat, Jun 22, Dr Matthew J Seaman wrote: > >>If you're using any version of FreeBSD 4, and so long as you update >>any dependencies appropriately then any packages under >>`packages-4-stable' should work for you. Just because you're running >>RELENG_4_5 doesn't mean that you should only use packages from the >>packages-4.5-release directory. In fact, if you're concerned about >>security you definitely shouldn't limit yourself to just those >>packages, or you won't pick up on security or other bug fixes. > > Thanks for the detailed explaination: > > This suggests that ports require a tag similar to sources, but section > A.7 of the FreeBSD handbook states: > > Note: The ports tree does not have any tag associated with it, > it is always CURRENT. > > Where do I specify which branch to use for my ports/packages? You're getting confused about what ports and packages are. First off, they're not the same thing. I would reread the handbook section on ports/packages. This page is particularly informative for you: http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/x4300.html -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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