From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 11 03:07:53 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8BE0C37B401 for ; Wed, 11 Jun 2003 03:07:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.2.69.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E655043FBD for ; Wed, 11 Jun 2003 03:07:50 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) h5BA6QE6071709 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:07:47 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost)h5BA6QL4071704; Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:06:26 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from matthew) Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:06:26 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman To: Supote Leelasupphakorn Message-ID: <20030611100626.GD69365@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Matthew Seaman , Supote Leelasupphakorn , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20030611091314.29068.qmail@web40609.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="iVCmgExH7+hIHJ1A" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030611091314.29068.qmail@web40609.mail.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-7.0 required=5.0 tests=EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,PGP_SIGNATURE_2,REFERENCES, REPLY_WITH_QUOTES,USER_AGENT_MUTT version=2.55 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gnitiev@nashe.ru X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:07:53 -0000 --iVCmgExH7+hIHJ1A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 10:13:14AM +0100, Supote Leelasupphakorn wrote: > Hello, >=20 > I heard that RELENG_4 is not always able to compile > correctly because it's source are updated so often. > I recommend you, in production to cvsup only=20 > RELENG_4_7 or RELENG_4_8 or RELENG_4_X where "X" is=20 > minor version number. In principle, that's absolutely true. In practice, however, compilation killing or other nasty errors in RELENG_4 are as rare as hen's teeth and generally get fixed very promptly. It's a great testament to the ability and care of the FreeBSD committers that it should be so. If you follow the freebsd-stable@... list, you'll get very fast notification of any problems in the tree. As you say, the 4.x-RELEASE branches offer even more stability. This branch structure was invented specifically for the support of production systems (ie. those systems where "not running" implies "loss of revenue") but they're also an excellent choice for general use. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK --iVCmgExH7+hIHJ1A Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+5v8idtESqEQa7a0RAuvpAJ0To8buS8zCouQ+5XX95LYUCG1B7gCfal/a /ua1I7k0fUWmOpFXfsQTzI4= =aRZD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --iVCmgExH7+hIHJ1A--