Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 18:14:19 +0600 (NOVT) From: "Dmitry A. Novoselov" <dan837@cclib.nsu.ru> To: Stephan Weaver <sweaver@st-anthonys.edu.tt> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: my vision: what is -RELEASE and -STABLE Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.SK.1000107180646.2157A-100000@glory.nsu.ru> In-Reply-To: <3875C76C.DDD495EA@st-anthonys.edu.tt>
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On Fri, 7 Jan 2000, Stephan Weaver wrote: > "Dmitry A. Novoselov" wrote: > > > hallo! > > > > i'm kinda new to freebsd, and so i have a question. now, i just stay my > > visions of the things, and i ask someone to say whether i am right or not > > and possibly correct me. so, here i go: > > > > =+=+=+= > > freebsd is very cool system ;) distributed in a two ways: binary and > > source. binary distribs are -RELEASE and -SNAP. source distribs are > > -STABLE and -CURRENT. we'll leave away -SNAP and -CURRENT, since we want > > stability here first (no plans for development yet :) > > > > -RELEASE is ones only way to setup *BRAND NEW* system - to my knoledge, i > > can't buy new computer, wipe whatever is on my hdd, and install -STABLE on > > it - becase it has no sysinstall, no binaries, et cetera. > > > > instead, i pickup any -RELEASE, say 3.4, install it (probably even minimal > > bin distibution), than install cvsup and get all up to 3.4-STABLE, (it is > > just 3-STABLE branch, right?). one question however: if i install ony > > minimal bin distro (read: no source files) it will take *much* longer to > > cvsup than if i install system bins + sources, right? > > > > so, correct me if i am happen to be wrong: the optimal RELEASE > > installation would be system binaries + sources, but no additional > > packages/ports. than i setup cvsup and get -STABLE. make world, and i am > > happy (don't forget kernel recompilation, of course). after that, i > > stay with -STABLE. > > > > thus, -RELEASE is merely for first-time installation. > > > > +=+=+= > > > > am i correct? i would like get answers to *all* of mine questions. > > > > please reply. > > > > dmitry > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > whats the point of that? > of what? i'm asking for a simple yes or no, with perhaps some corections, no more. > > whered binary come into this? > what do you mean? i'm just asking you to correct me on this: i must first install -RELEASE (assuming i got new clean system) because -STABLE has no binaryes, only sources, and than cvsup to -STABLE, say make world, and i'm all set! is _this_ correct or no? > > i beleive the handbook tells what it is. > acctually, i've searched handbook, it has no asnwer to my very question. and, by the way, what is 'make release' needed for? yours, dmitry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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