RELENG_7 != STABLE?

[Kevin Kinsey]

Paul Schmehl wrote:
> I have this in my /etc/cvsupfile:
> 
> *default tag=RELENG_7
> 
> Yet, when I recompiled world and kernel yesterday, I ended up with this:
> 
> FreeBSD hostname.utdallas.edu 7.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE #10: 
> Mon Feb 23 18:15:12 CST 2009 
> root at utd65257.utdallas.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  i386
> 
> I thought that tag got me the STABLE branch?

And I'm probably just talking out loud to hear my own voice at
this point, but the -STABLE branch is tagged -PRERELEASE during
the last $n $units prior to a RELENG_M_N being tagged, unless
I'm mistaken [IANAE] ... in case that was what your question actually
was.


Kevin Kinsey

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