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Date:      Fri, 20 Mar 1998 10:52:24 +0100
From:      Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no>
To:        "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@panda.hilink.com.au>, Drew Derbyshire - UUPC/extended software support <software@kew.com>
Cc:        stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: after the release ...
Message-ID:  <19980320105223.06135@follo.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.980320111331.7781P-100000@panda.hilink.com.au>; from Daniel O'Callaghan on Fri, Mar 20, 1998 at 11:16:19AM %2B1100
References:  <3511B113.2EA6CD5D@kew.com> <Pine.BSF.3.91.980320111331.7781P-100000@panda.hilink.com.au>

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On Fri, Mar 20, 1998 at 11:16:19AM +1100, Daniel O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Mar 1998, Drew Derbyshire - UUPC/extended software support wrote:
> 
> > I would suggest after the release a point release method be developed to allow
> > (perhaps as a port type package?)  The ability to download/apply critical
> > fixes quickly.
> 
> I floated this idea a year ago.  I even volunteered to do it.  I ran out 
> of time and resources, and the security hole discovery rate fell, so the 
> project fell by the wayside.  If someone can tell me how to ask cvs which 
> files have changed in RELENG_2_2 since X date, I might help coordinate 
> something, but I have not the time to do it on my own.

Loadsaways.  The easiest is probably

% cvs diff -r'RELENG_2_2:<Date>' -r'RELENG_2_2:today'

after cribbing the diffs from the PRs I've submitted to Cyclic.

Diffs are also available privately on request.  (I could commit them
to FreeBSD, but I'd rather get them into the Cyclic CVS tree).

Eivind.


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