Richard Schilling
2003-Jun-13 19:18 UTC
exact difference between RELENG_4, RELENG_4_5 . . . RELENG_4_8
Read the documentation on the meaning of the various 4.X tags, and am not sure what is meant by this: "The release branch for FreeBSD-4.6 and FreeBSD-4.6.2, used only for security advisories and other seriously critical fixes." Similar descriptions are used for the other RELENG_4_X tags. If I specify RELENG_4 will cvsup also include RELENG_4_3 to RELENG_4_8? Sorry folks - I'm just getting wet behind the ears with cvsup. --Richard
Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH
2003-Jun-13 19:22 UTC
exact difference between RELENG_4, RELENG_4_5 . . . RELENG_4_8
On Fri, 2003-06-13 at 22:16, Richard Schilling wrote:> If I specify RELENG_4 will cvsup also include RELENG_4_3 to RELENG_4_8?RELENG_4 gets the current version of -STABLE, which will include all security fixes. RELENG_4_* tags are only updated to cover critical fixes, so people can update production machines without having to track -STABLE (which sometimes changes more than one might wish, especially after a new 4.x release if one cannot immediately upgrade a production server). -- brandon s allbery [openafs/solaris/japh/freebsd] allbery@kf8nh.apk.net system administrator [linux/heimdal/too many hats] allbery@ece.cmu.edu electrical and computer engineering KF8NH carnegie mellon university [better check the oblivious first -ke6sls]
Matthew D. Fuller
2003-Jun-13 22:31 UTC
exact difference between RELENG_4, RELENG_4_5 . . . RELENG_4_8
On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 07:16:09PM -0700 I heard the voice of Richard Schilling, and lo! it spake thus:> Read the documentation on the meaning of the various 4.X tags, and am > not sure what is meant by this: > > "The release branch for FreeBSD-4.6 and FreeBSD-4.6.2, used only for > security advisories and other seriously critical fixes." > > Similar descriptions are used for the other RELENG_4_X tags. > > If I specify RELENG_4 will cvsup also include RELENG_4_3 to RELENG_4_8?ASCII art! -------------------------------------------------- RELENG_4 (4.x-STABLE) \ \ \ \ \ \----------|--- RELENG_4_8 \ | \ 4.8-RELEASE \------|------------- RELENG_4_7 | 4.7-RELEASE -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Systems/Network Administrator | http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/ "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet"