From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 16 21:26:47 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF20E1065676 for ; Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:26:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rwmaillists@googlemail.com) Received: from mail-ew0-f214.google.com (mail-ew0-f214.google.com [209.85.219.214]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5FF458FC26 for ; Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:26:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ewy6 with SMTP id 6so1467723ewy.14 for ; Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:26:46 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:date:from:to:subject :message-id:in-reply-to:references:x-mailer:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=HzyQV550RvenFfwgTGcnkwpDwQKS4b4r5xajcYaOjvI=; b=NBVQEdesVSOZZF7VfLBF8iCC0LFaLmJ2oXEeZL7L2T9CWQoN0AAsgocnlxqxLHkUri NdR5p58w5a3v6aHNKJJFKE5X1EstboIpx1DTf5nFVnt1v75yUDpr6DDIfbn0ifR3DeSw 2nkdvmoVi4eL/GVhCfDVSvINktG/ATfGU9rLE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:x-mailer :mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=DDfmPhPokX0g5lwZI+KfrNvweNR1ijDO/S+154SDE+kLk/a0gnNg49GOdjeEq92EI0 3cY7x+Kg6GnQtmgPyH9jXcvcwOfDPPho+7jZ51lEt7kmBPNBUFGJJBvfyD0EwFKfY+lF 1TCEAABrlOlHlXGvLAqd9TYEcjLddUpcN+rfs= Received: by 10.213.50.1 with SMTP id x1mr3900892ebf.62.1266355604931; Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:26:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from gumby.homeunix.com (bb-87-81-140-128.ukonline.co.uk [87.81.140.128]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 28sm19118611eye.23.2010.02.16.13.26.43 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:26:44 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:26:41 +0000 From: RW To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20100216212641.7876a106@gumby.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <20100216183527.GA29504@sphinx.mythic-beasts.com> References: <20100216183527.GA29504@sphinx.mythic-beasts.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.5 (GTK+ 2.18.6; i386-portbld-freebsd8.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: /usr/src/UPDATING X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:26:47 -0000 On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:35:27 +0000 Jamie Griffin wrote: > > I have a really simple question about updating my system. > Does /usr/src/UPDATING say when I need to update the kernel and world > (obviously after updating the sources using csup/cvsup). I've been > assuming it does but i'm not sure i'm following it correctly. Or, > does it just have information about 'issues' that may affect the > update/upgrade process. It describes updates to the branch and gives any special instructions. Since you are using a security branch all the the updates are security related or severe bugs. So look at the most recent update, currently p2 and compare it with the end of your version string. You don't have to download the source BTW, you can get the UPDATING file from here: http://svn.freebsd.org/base/releng/8.0/UPDATING