Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:39:41 +0100 From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD-update? Message-ID: <20130425063941.126a748686691ce998aa8a07@sohara.org> In-Reply-To: <5178602F.9010805@herveybayaustralia.com.au> References: <kl8vjf$nll$1@ger.gmane.org> <20130424203430.e127c9a56fe88f968eed6ad5@sohara.org> <op.wv19hfhe34t2sn@tech304.office.supranet.net> <20130424213110.c277bd304c00ab64bcac2225@sohara.org> <5178602F.9010805@herveybayaustralia.com.au>
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On Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:43:59 +1000 Da Rock <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> wrote: > On 04/25/13 06:31, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > > On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:52:17 -0500 > > "Mark Felder" <feld@feld.me> wrote: > > > >> On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:34:30 -0500, Steve O'Hara-Smith > >> <steve@sohara.org> wrote: > >> > >>> You have updated to 9.1-RELEASE-p2 - but since there have been no > >>> kernel changes since 9.1-RELEASE the kernel version message hasn't > >>> changed. > >>> This could very reasonably be regarded as bug in the update/version > >>> reporting process but I wouldn't hold my breath for a fix, as things > >>> stand > >>> the version reported only changes when the kernel is updated, or if > >>> you recompile it after the update. > >> It would be nice if the version of the OS itself was stored in > >> something like /etc/freebsd-version so you know what the version of > >> the OS as a > > Yes it would. > > > sysctl kern.version The problem under discussion is that the kernel version does not change when a freebsd-update update does not include a kernel change. -- Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>
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