Hi,
A number of FreeBSD users have displayed interest in the availability
and testing of -STABLE and -CURRENT snapshot releases.
I have been working on generating snapshots regularly, and now would
like to announce their availability for those interested in testing.
Please note, as always with the -STABLE and -CURRENT branches, these
snapshots are not intended for production systems.
The snapshots available are:
- 10.0-CURRENT amd64
- 10.0-CURRENT i386
- 9.1-PRERELEASE amd64
- 9.1-PRERELEASE i386
Note that the 9.1-PRERELEASE snapshots are the stable/9 branch, not what
will eventually be 9.1-RELEASE.
I do not yet have snapshots for the 8-STABLE branch, but am working on
the magic to make that happen as well. There are also no bootonly ISOs,
since the necessary distribution sets are not available on the FreeBSD
FTP servers, so I cannot direct the installer to a different location
very easily.
The URL for the snapshots is:
https://snapshots.glenbarber.us/Latest/
The SHA256 of the xz(1)-compressed install medium follows, and is also
included in a plain-text file on the site.
FreeBSD-10.0-CURRENT-amd64-memstick.xz =
8779f5925cb903c64d647392f6af825d5e74019d6d13222045d69091b03a81ff
FreeBSD-10.0-CURRENT-amd64-release.iso.xz =
cc3934c947563c23f92ba1cd8ca7ded3999dfbc050e2b2647c294e442f267040
FreeBSD-10.0-CURRENT-i386-memstick.xz =
9eb7ff8e28c0c524d2794828acb601b9b7079c1d00017e3bf84b974ff4412e42
FreeBSD-10.0-CURRENT-i386-release.iso.xz =
0d1334fea13e16cb0d06a3f3c3fb7b0e1223baf06a06a889a6cffa6981348ae5
FreeBSD-9.1-PRERELEASE-amd64-memstick.xz =
f5f1e7acbaaac6eb61c5194199eb6ef090af242efc9808dc1af5caeee126e15e
FreeBSD-9.1-PRERELEASE-amd64-release.iso.xz =
0cfa5b258428741e0345b29eed241188d5944fcb15a70b079d39d56195f0cccc
FreeBSD-9.1-PRERELEASE-i386-memstick.xz =
4e98ffe63b186b0e26f22c3ddfb0582019bf352d1ea39da2757817c809872b67
FreeBSD-9.1-PRERELEASE-i386-release.iso.xz =
0bce6f2a9626705484ff7cac18623f714e289ef6ddc0b6199d78eba37ded2ca4
The "Latest" directory on the site will always point to the latest
batch
of snapshots, which right now my goal is to regenerate every few days
(I do not have a definitive timeframe in mind yet).
I hope these are useful to the FreeBSD community. Feedback on this is
welcome, as always.
Cheers,
Glen
PS: Please report any issues regarding downloading to me directly.
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On 2012/10/05 21:51, Glen Barber wrote:> Hi, > > A number of FreeBSD users have displayed interest in the availability > and testing of -STABLE and -CURRENT snapshot releases. > > I have been working on generating snapshots regularly, and now would > like to announce their availability for those interested in testing. > > Please note, as always with the -STABLE and -CURRENT branches, these > snapshots are not intended for production systems. > > The snapshots available are: > > - 10.0-CURRENT amd64 > - 10.0-CURRENT i386 > - 9.1-PRERELEASE amd64 > - 9.1-PRERELEASE i386 > > Note that the 9.1-PRERELEASE snapshots are the stable/9 branch, not what > will eventually be 9.1-RELEASE. > > I do not yet have snapshots for the 8-STABLE branch, but am working on > the magic to make that happen as well. There are also no bootonly ISOs, > since the necessary distribution sets are not available on the FreeBSD > FTP servers, so I cannot direct the installer to a different location > very easily. > > The URL for the snapshots is: > > https://snapshots.glenbarber.us/Latest/ > > The SHA256 of the xz(1)-compressed install medium follows, and is also > included in a plain-text file on the site. > > FreeBSD-10.0-CURRENT-amd64-memstick.xz = 8779f5925cb903c64d647392f6af825d5e74019d6d13222045d69091b03a81ff > FreeBSD-10.0-CURRENT-amd64-release.iso.xz = cc3934c947563c23f92ba1cd8ca7ded3999dfbc050e2b2647c294e442f267040 > FreeBSD-10.0-CURRENT-i386-memstick.xz = 9eb7ff8e28c0c524d2794828acb601b9b7079c1d00017e3bf84b974ff4412e42 > FreeBSD-10.0-CURRENT-i386-release.iso.xz = 0d1334fea13e16cb0d06a3f3c3fb7b0e1223baf06a06a889a6cffa6981348ae5 > FreeBSD-9.1-PRERELEASE-amd64-memstick.xz = f5f1e7acbaaac6eb61c5194199eb6ef090af242efc9808dc1af5caeee126e15e > FreeBSD-9.1-PRERELEASE-amd64-release.iso.xz = 0cfa5b258428741e0345b29eed241188d5944fcb15a70b079d39d56195f0cccc > FreeBSD-9.1-PRERELEASE-i386-memstick.xz = 4e98ffe63b186b0e26f22c3ddfb0582019bf352d1ea39da2757817c809872b67 > FreeBSD-9.1-PRERELEASE-i386-release.iso.xz = 0bce6f2a9626705484ff7cac18623f714e289ef6ddc0b6199d78eba37ded2ca4 > > The "Latest" directory on the site will always point to the latest batch > of snapshots, which right now my goal is to regenerate every few days > (I do not have a definitive timeframe in mind yet). > > I hope these are useful to the FreeBSD community. Feedback on this is > welcome, as always. > > Cheers, > > Glen > > PS: Please report any issues regarding downloading to me directly. >Good idea! :-) Could it be used in freebsd-update? Cheers, Mike
On Fri, Oct 05, 2012 at 09:56:39PM +0800, Mike Manilone wrote:> > A number of FreeBSD users have displayed interest in the availability > > and testing of -STABLE and -CURRENT snapshot releases. > > Good idea! :-) > Could it be used in freebsd-update? >Currently, no. The freebsd-update(8) utility is something I have been meaning to look into. Glen -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 488 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/attachments/20121005/9bd9295a/attachment.pgp
Glen Barber wrote:> Hi, > > A number of FreeBSD users have displayed interest in the availability > and testing of -STABLE and -CURRENT snapshot releases. > > I have been working on generating snapshots regularly, and now would > like to announce their availability for those interested in testing. > > Please note, as always with the -STABLE and -CURRENT branches, these > snapshots are not intended for production systems. > > The snapshots available are: > > - 10.0-CURRENT amd64 > - 10.0-CURRENT i386 > - 9.1-PRERELEASE amd64 > - 9.1-PRERELEASE i386 > > Note that the 9.1-PRERELEASE snapshots are the stable/9 branch, not what > will eventually be 9.1-RELEASE. > > I do not yet have snapshots for the 8-STABLE branch, but am working on > the magic to make that happen as well. There are also no bootonly ISOs, > since the necessary distribution sets are not available on the FreeBSD > FTP servers, so I cannot direct the installer to a different location > very easily. > > The URL for the snapshots is: > > https://snapshots.glenbarber.us/Latest/It would be nice to have them hosted on FreeBSD.org site as official source. Unofficial snapshots can be downloaded from https://pub.allbsd.org/FreeBSD-snapshots/ for a long time (bootonly.iso too) Miroslav Lachman
On Fri, Oct 05, 2012 at 04:29:45PM +0200, Miroslav Lachman wrote:> It would be nice to have them hosted on FreeBSD.org site as official > source.I agree 100%.> Unofficial snapshots can be downloaded from > https://pub.allbsd.org/FreeBSD-snapshots/ for a long time (bootonly.iso too) >I am not sure how the bootonly.iso for -CURRENT and -STABLE can point to a non-FreeBSD FTP site without patching the source prior to the release build. If there is a clean way to do this without modifying the src/ tree prior to the build phase, I am happy to also provide bootonly.iso images and the necessary hierarchy for the various distribution sets. Glen -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 488 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/attachments/20121006/6cb8daa3/attachment.pgp
Would be better if there is ARM and MIPS build too since we already have ARMV6 branch merged to HEAD
"FreeBSD/arm and FreeBSD/mips will be added soon!." https://pub.allbsd.org/FreeBSD-snapshots/ -- View this message in context: http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/FreeBSD-10-CURRENT-and-9-STABLE-snapshots-tp5749922p5750424.html Sent from the freebsd-stable mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
great! thanks very much! 2012/10/9 Jakub Lach <jakub_lach at mailplus.pl>> "FreeBSD/arm and FreeBSD/mips will be added soon!." > > https://pub.allbsd.org/FreeBSD-snapshots/ > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/FreeBSD-10-CURRENT-and-9-STABLE-snapshots-tp5749922p5750424.html > Sent from the freebsd-stable mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable at freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe at freebsd.org" >
On 10/08/2012 22:16, Jakub Lach wrote:> "FreeBSD/arm and FreeBSD/mips will be added soon!." > > https://pub.allbsd.org/FreeBSD-snapshots/ > >As the last snapshot is from October 6, I infer that they use cvs/cvsup, with the svn to cvs gateway down since this date .. Claude Buisson
"Any questions and suggestions are welcome. Contact hrs at FreeBSD.org." But good catch, if your reasoning is indeed correct. And for the record, they are NOT official snapshots. -- View this message in context: http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/FreeBSD-10-CURRENT-and-9-STABLE-snapshots-tp5749922p5750838.html Sent from the freebsd-stable mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Jakub Lach <jakub_lach at mailplus.pl> wrote in <1349873186577-5750838.post at n5.nabble.com>: ja> "Any questions and suggestions are welcome. Contact hrs at FreeBSD.org." ja> ja> But good catch, if your reasoning is indeed correct. ja> ja> And for the record, they are NOT official snapshots. Migrating from CVS to SVN in the build infrastructure is in progress and the daily snapshot build will recover in a couple of days, JFYI. -- Hiroki -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 196 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/attachments/20121010/b456a920/attachment.sig>
On 10/10/2012 16:07, Hiroki Sato wrote:> Jakub Lach<jakub_lach at mailplus.pl> wrote > in<1349873186577-5750838.post at n5.nabble.com>: > > ja> "Any questions and suggestions are welcome. Contact hrs at FreeBSD.org." > ja> > ja> But good catch, if your reasoning is indeed correct. > ja> > ja> And for the record, they are NOT official snapshots. > > Migrating from CVS to SVN in the build infrastructure is in progress > and the daily snapshot build will recover in a couple of days, JFYI. >Thank you> -- HirokiClaude Buisson
Thanks for information, and especially thanks for providing snapshots- they are my primary source (and for many) for fresh FreeBSD isos. -- View this message in context: http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/FreeBSD-10-CURRENT-and-9-STABLE-snapshots-tp5749922p5750927.html Sent from the freebsd-stable mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
On 10/10/2012 14:46, Jakub Lach wrote:> "Any questions and suggestions are welcome. Contact hrs at FreeBSD.org." > > But good catch, if your reasoning is indeed correct. >Honestly, my message was also a test about the current state of the svn to cvs gateway. Is it down without nobody taking care ? or have it been killed without a proper announcement ? I have migrated to svn, and I "enjoy" the following "benefits": - I had to install a complete VCS I have no (other) need of, - compared to cvsup, the svn update logs are too terse, and need to be sorted, - the response times of svnweb.freebsd.org are nearly unbearable, at least from my small european village, - the disk usage more than doubled, but GBytes are cheap as say those who do not pay with their own wallet, - my backups take now a too loooonnnggg time Perharps des@ svnsup project will succeed but there not seems to be much activity. As an addon, according to lists.freebsd.org, svn-ports have not been updated since more than a day...> And for the record, they are NOT official snapshots.I know, but: - there are no more "official snapshots" on freebsd.org - anybody enquiring about it on the lists is directed to allbsd.org - the recently created snapshots.glenbarber.us is much more limited Claude Buisson
On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 07:04:22PM +0200, Claude Buisson wrote:> As an addon, according to lists.freebsd.org, svn-ports have not been > updated since more than a day...This is an unrelated problem, caused by machine upgrades/moves at our main data center.> - the recently created snapshots.glenbarber.us is much more limitedThe intention is to get these snapshots "officially" blessed. This is one step in the direction. mcl
On 10/11/2012 02:09, Glen Barber wrote:> On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 02:02:40AM +0200, Michael Ross wrote: >>>> - I had to install a complete VCS I have no (other) need of, >>> >>> Unfortunate, but not hugely significant (Just a bit of disk space). >> >> I think it is rather significant: >> > > FWIW, you can compile the svn binary elsewhere, statically linked, and > save the dependency problem by copying the resulting binary around. >Lucky people who have an "elsewhere". And the static binary is as much bloated than the dynamic ones. Compare it with this poor csup, which gave great services for a small price.> I do this on many machines, and even have a static svn binary in > /root/bin as a fallback in case things blow up badly and I cannot access > /usr/local. > > (I also do the same thing with the pkgng pkg-static binary...) > > Glen >Claude Buisson
On 10/11/2012 02:45, Brandon Allbery wrote:> On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 8:21 PM, Claude Buisson<clbuisson at orange.fr> wrote: > >> I can easily understand that developpers are happy to switch to new tools, >> but >> the question is: do FreeBSD developpers care a bit about non developpers, >> and >> > > FreeBSD developers are required to keep their development systems and tools > with the needs of non-developers as the primary requirement? >You are just misinterpreting what I said. The "previous generation" of developers devised a very efficient way of distributing their work to non-developpers, with light tools, a large network of mirrors, etc. This is now killed in a somewhat disruptive way (for non-developers).