Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 16:56:12 +0100 From: Jeff Penn <jeff@jrpenn.demon.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portupgrade with package Message-ID: <20020622165612.A6763@jrpenn.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20020622130547.GA285@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi>; from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk on Sat, Jun 22, 2002 at 02:05:47PM %2B0100 References: <20020622102616.A1192@jrpenn.demon.co.uk> <3D144F7F.DBFD24AF@liwing.de> <20020622124135.A1730@jrpenn.demon.co.uk> <20020622130547.GA285@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi>
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On Sat, Jun 22, Dr Matthew J Seaman wrote:
> If you're using any version of FreeBSD 4, and so long as you update
> any dependencies appropriately then any packages under
> `packages-4-stable' should work for you. Just because you're running
> RELENG_4_5 doesn't mean that you should only use packages from the
> packages-4.5-release directory. In fact, if you're concerned about
> security you definitely shouldn't limit yourself to just those
> packages, or you won't pick up on security or other bug fixes.
Thanks for the detailed explaination:
This suggests that ports require a tag similar to sources, but section
A.7 of the FreeBSD handbook states:
Note: The ports tree does not have any tag associated with it,
it is always CURRENT.
Where do I specify which branch to use for my ports/packages?
Jeff
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