Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:20:09 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD-update? Message-ID: <20130425042009.789b89bd.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <1366856036.26717.140661222428210.67B5DAA6@webmail.messagingengine.com> References: <201304242307.r3ON7AEg039368@chilled.skew.org> <517889BF.3020205@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <1366856036.26717.140661222428210.67B5DAA6@webmail.messagingengine.com>
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On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:13:56 -0500, Mark Felder wrote: > The point is that the uname and sysctl output is inaccurate. If the > latest release is -p6 and the kernel hasn't been touched since -p4, both > uname and the sysctl only show -p4. It's impossible to tell otherwise > that the system is really -p6 if you don't have /usr/src/. The "src" component can be updated using the appropriate entry in /etc/freebsd-update.conf so the information is there, no matter if the kernel has been touched or not. In my opinion, it could be helpful to have a somehow more precise information about what version of the OS is currently installed. I suggest having a text file in /etc that contains the currently installed version, maybe also a SVN revision number and a date. Updating via freebsd-update should not be that complicated. Also by updating from source (e. g. when following -STABLE where no X.Y-pZ version information is provided) this file could be installed properly. By checking this file the user could quickly retrieve the required information in a quickly understandable form. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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