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Date:      Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:19:24 -0500
From:      Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com>
To:        Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Idea: entries in UPDATING for each release
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On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote:

> Right now, people who install ports from a -release CD and then start
> upgrading don't have a clear marker for how far back to go in UPDATING.
>
> A simple entry would be enough:
>
>  20100703:
>    AFFECTS:
>    AUTHOR:
>
>    FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE
>
> Not sure what AFFECTS should say.  There might be other useful information
> that could be included in the note.  Comments?
>

I like the idea, it would make looking that info up easier for anyone
running anything other than the default GENERIC kernel.

-- 
Adam Vande More



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