Idea: entries in UPDATING for each release

[Glen Barber]

On 9/28/10 2:07 PM, Warren Block wrote:
> Right now, people who install ports from a -release CD and then start
> upgrading don't have a clear marker for how far back to go in UPDATING.
> 

+1

> A simple entry would be enough:
> 
>   20100703:
>     AFFECTS:
>     AUTHOR:
> 
>     FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE
> 
> Not sure what AFFECTS should say.  There might be other useful
> information that could be included in the note.  Comments?

Maybe the AFFECTS line can be left out completely, and just state
FreeBSD X.Y-RELEASE.

Regards,

-- 
Glen Barber