Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 20:09:58 +0100 From: martinko <martinkov@pobox.sk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to track 6.0 increments ? Message-ID: <dmveu6$d0u$1@sea.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <439329D6.30700@redstarling.com> References: <43932546.4090904@redstarling.com> <20051204173237.GA3477@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <439329D6.30700@redstarling.com>
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ke.han wrote: > Roland Smith wrote: > >> On Mon, Dec 05, 2005 at 01:20:06AM +0800, ke.han wrote: >> >>> I have installed 6.0 and would like to follow important changes >>> before something labeled 6.1 comes out. >>> What is the prescribed method for this? >>> >>> I don't want to follow current or stable (I don't think). I just >>> want security fixes and other changes that might be termed 6.01 if >>> there were such a thing. >> >> >> >> Create a cvsup-file with >> *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_6_0 > > > thanks...so now that I have sync'd my source incorrectly by using > stable-supfile and standard-supfile, can I get things back to where I > want just by sync'ing again with the RELENG_6_0 tag ?? > > thanks ke han why incorrectly? those files come as cvsup examples. and they're correct, you only need to specify your nearest mirror (*default host=) and if you want to follow the security branch, just change tag=RELENG_6 to tag=RELENG_6_0 martin > >> >> This will only give you important security fixes. If there are fixes, >> you can find them on the FreeBSD homepage, under SECURITY ADVISORIES. >> >> If a advisory has come out, use cvsup to update the sources, and rebuild >> your kernel and userland as documented at the end of /usr/src/UPDATING >> under the heading 'To rebuild everything and install it on the current >> system". Note; you have to be in /usr/src to build world+kernel. >> >> Roland >
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