Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 18:55:15 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: alexis@ww.net Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Making serious use of FreeBSD... Message-ID: <199602050825.SAA07131@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199602050704.KAA00381@unicorn.ww.net> from "Alexis Yushin" at Feb 5, 96 10:04:48 am
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Alexis Yushin stands accused of saying: > > The primary question is a FAQ, still not solved for sure: > ``What FreeBSD version do I run and maintain to achieve maximal > stability?'' Actually this is what -stable for, but it is not That's a tough one. I'd say 'take a release and patch it until it works for you' 8) Not so easy, I know. > Another question is just estetical and almost of ``Is it > ok?'' kind. We spoke of -stable and -current supporting, and what > I have done: > In the /src filesystem (1G) I made the following tree: > /src/FreeBSD > /src/FreeBSD/current > /src/FreeBSD/stable > /src/FreeBSD/sup > > The appropriate sup instances gets appropriate version into > appropriate directories. :-) How do I have more than one version > compiled simultaneously on one machine (one filesystem)? I could > make current/obj and stable/obj directories but how do I tell > each collection to compile into the appropriate places? Not easily. Whilst the directory structures keep out of each other's way, a world build will still clobber your standard libraries and includes. You really need two machines 8( > alexis -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] "wherever you go, there you are" - Buckaroo Banzai [[
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