CVSup supfile<src-all> question

Graham Lillico grez at grumpygoblin.com
Mon Oct 20 00:57:42 PDT 2003


On Sat, Oct 18, 2003 at 08:04:54PM -0400, Alden Louis-Pierre wrote:
>    So running my sample CVSup supfile would not patch my system for the 
> security advisories from SA-03:08 - SA-0318(as of 10/19/03)?  I'm under 
> the impression this supfile would take care of security advisories, 
> being that I'm updating the /usr directory.  For everything to take in 
> effect I must build and install my kernel as well?  I'm looking through 
> the FreeBSD Handbook and I don't
> see this extra step. 
> 
> Thank You
> Alden Louis-Pierre

If you are wanting to do binary updates then "FreeBSD Update" might be what
your looking for. It can be found at http://www.daemonology.net/freebsd-update/

Grez..
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