how to track 6.0 increments ?

ke.han ke.han at redstarling.com
Sun Dec 4 09:39:55 PST 2005


Roland Smith wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 05, 2005 at 01:20:06AM +0800, ke.han wrote:
> 
>>I have installed 6.0 and would like to follow important changes before 
>>something labeled 6.1 comes out.
>>What is the prescribed method for this?
>>
>>I don't want to follow current or stable (I don't think).  I just want 
>>security fixes and other changes that might be termed 6.01 if there were 
>>such a thing.
> 
> 
> Create a cvsup-file with 
> 
> *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_6_0

thanks...so now that I have sync'd my source incorrectly by using 
stable-supfile and standard-supfile, can I get things back to where I 
want just by sync'ing again with the RELENG_6_0 tag ??

thanks ke han

> 
> This will only give you important security fixes. If there are fixes,
> you can find them on the FreeBSD homepage, under SECURITY ADVISORIES.
> 
> If a advisory has come out, use cvsup to update the sources, and rebuild
> your kernel and userland as documented at the end of /usr/src/UPDATING
> under the heading 'To rebuild everything and install it on the current
> system". Note; you have to be in /usr/src to build world+kernel.
> 
> Roland



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