6.1-PRERELEASE CVSUP tag=???

[Bryan Curl]

Hugo Silva wrote:
> Nikolas Britton wrote:
>> On 4/12/06, Bryan Curl <bc3910 at pcisys.net> wrote:
>>  
>>> Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
>>>    
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>>>>> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Bryan Curl
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 11:27 AM
>>>>> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>>>>> Subject: Re: 6.1-PRERELEASE CVSUP tag=???
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Daniel Bye wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>        
>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 11, 2006 at 09:56:46PM -0500, Nikolas Britton wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>          
>>>>>>> the branch for 6.1 was cut on the 5th, you can cvsup to 6.1 now 
>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>> the RELENG_6_1 tag...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>             
>>>>>> Oh yeah, so it was.  Missed that, thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>          
>>>>>>> at this point if you sync up with RELENG_6 you
>>>>>>> will drive passed 6.1.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>             
>>>>>> Hmm, are you sure?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> FreeBSD catflap.slightlystrange.org 6.1-RC FreeBSD 6.1-RC #5:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>           
>>>>> Tue Apr 11
>>>>>
>>>>>        
>>>>>> 15:04:52 BST 2006
>>>>>> root at catflap.slightlystrange.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/CATFLAP  
>>>>>> sparc64
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This from RELENG_6 from two days ago...  Same story on my
>>>>>>
>>>>>>           
>>>>> i386 machines
>>>>>
>>>>>        
>>>>>> as well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyway, thanks for the correction.  Am busily cvsupping to 
>>>>>> RELENG_6_1
>>>>>> now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dan
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>           
>>>>> I poked around the FreeBSD web site and can't seem to find where you
>>>>> guys are getting the latest release information.
>>>>> I know ....if it was a snake........yip
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>         
>>>> Did you poke around the handbook where it says if your running current
>>>> you need to be subscribed to the current mailing list?
>>>>
>>>> Ted
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>       
>>> Ah, you are keenly perceptive, and alas, you have exposed my
>>> simi-newbieness.
>>> Yes, 'The Cutting Edge'. Good read. Perhaps The Bleeding Edge would 
>>> be a
>>> better title.
>>> However, I think my immediate question is answered already.  RELENG_6_1
>>> I thank you all. My system now boots successfully and reads FreeBSD
>>> 6.1-RC #1 .
>>> If that makes me "current" then I better go subscribe, eh?
>>> If upgrading fixes my original disk drive problem then, viola, a bonus!
>>>
>>>     
>>
>> If your a newbie the current mailing list will be over your head. You
>> don't need to do it anyways because your not running -CURRENT aka
>> HEAD... it's only for FreeBSD developers.
>>
>>
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Well I have been running FreeBSD box for several years now but never 
CVSUPed one until last week. I always used the ISO release cds that was 
that. So I am a brave soul and learning quit a bit too. Its all good.


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