freebsd-update (custom kernel)

[Alexandre]

>
>
>  I beg to differ. If you run a kernel called CUSTOM, it won't work. And if
> you run a custom kernel called GENERIC, the moment you upgrade, you custom
> kernel is no longer custom.
>
> All of this aside, I would be interested in hearing how you are able to
> avoid non-custom updates to your custom kernel when the kernel or os
> patches
> are distributed by the update servers.
>

Hi,
The freebsd-update tool works fine with GENERIC and CUSTOM kernels. In
fact, GENERIC kernel is upgraded during the upgrade step. With a custom
kernel, you just have to rebuild it. This tool update by default the source
code, the entire base system, and the kernel.
Please read the handbook :
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/updating-upgrading-freebsdupdate.html