Updating 5.2.1 Release #

[Puna Tannehill]

Scott wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I completed my first update (upgrade?) of a 5.2.1 fresh 
> FreeBSD install. I followed a couple how-to's, the handbook, 
> and "Absolute BSD" as my guides. My machine is a 1.8Ghz AMD.
> 
> Here is my supfile:
> 
> *default host=cvsup15.us.FreeBSD.org
> *default base=/usr
> *default prefix=/usr
> *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_5_2_1_RELEASE
> *default delete use-rel-suffix
> *default compress
> src-all
> ports-all tag=.
> 
> Everything seemed to go without a hitch. I did:
> 
> 1. cvsup mysupfile
> 2. make buildworld
> 3. make buildkernel
> 4. make installkernel
> 5. make installworld
> 
> The system is up and seems to be running fine, but here's my 
> question:
> 
> uname -a shows:
> FreeBSD 5.2.1-Release #0:
> 
> I was expecting the release (version, revision# ?) number to 
> be greater than #0. I think I've seen where the latest 
> revision is #9 or so? Do I need to tell it to get the latest 
> revision somehow? Do I need to change the cvs tag= to 
> something else to get up to date?

I thought the #number indicated the number of times the server has been rebooted 
based upon the last time the kernel was recompiled.  Being that it is #0, it was 
  your first book.  Reboot the machine and check the number again.

Puna


> Thanks for your time,
> Scott
> 
> 
> 
> 
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