FreeBSD-update?

[Walter Hurry]

On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:35:01 +0200, Alexandre wrote:

> Freebsd-update tool apply binary patches to your -RELEASE system and
> GENERIC kernel.
> Furthermore, sources are synced too (/usr/src) by default.
> If you want to see the -p# increased, you have to recompile your GENERIC
> kernel.
> If you are using a custom kernel, you must recompile it to apply patches
> as your sources are up-to-date. You will have the -p# increased too.

OK, thanks. The mists are beginning to clear. I've synced the source tree 
and recompiled the kernel, and all is well now.