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Subject: When is BuildWorld necessary?
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Hi:

I recently installed FreeBSD  6.1 over the net from sources. I am keeping=20
things up-to-date using CVSup.=20

When portaudit tells me I have a security issue; I update/re-install the=20
affected port. When a kernel patch comes in, I re-compile the kernel; which=
=20
now stands at FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE-p6 #3.

=46rom what I can tell, buildworld re-builds the base system, something I h=
ave=20
yet to do. My thought is to do a buildworld only  when the OS version is=20
updated to the next number above 6.1.  I understand this happens at about 4=
=20
month intervals.

My question is, is there a good reason to buildworld before a version chang=
e?=20
I hate "fixing"  something which is working perfectly, and this system has=
=20
been stellar!
=20
Bob