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Date:      Thu, 10 May 2001 10:12:06 -0500
From:      "Scot W. Hetzel" <hetzels@westbend.net>
To:        "Rasputin" <rara.rasputin@virgin.net>
Cc:        <stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Simple question about cvsup: 4.2R -> STABLE
Message-ID:  <011a01c0d963$94929d00$7d7885c0@genroco.com>
References:  <20010510002722.Q825-100000@gateway.bogus> <20010510013144.E313@dataloss.net> <20010510093430.A81309@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>

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From: "Rasputin" <rara.rasputin@virgin.net>
> * Peter van Dijk <peter@dataloss.net> [010510 00:35]:
> > On Thu, May 10, 2001 at 12:32:33AM +0100, Nuno Teixeira wrote:
>
> > > I have FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE installed and and want to pass it to
STABLE.
> > >
> > > I have already started cvsup with the stable-supfile configured with
> > > "*default release=cvs tag=RELENG_4".
> > >
> > > I want to know if this is correct of should have to upgrade to 4.3R
and
> > > then pass to the STABLE version.
> >
> > RELENG_4 is just fine. However, why not go to 4.3R and stay there?
>
> Because then you don't get an updated system after every cvsup?
> It's a lot easier than manually tracking BugTraq and downloading patches
by hand.
>
There is also the RELENG_4_3_0 Branch, whos purpose is to have only security
related fixes applied.

Scot


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