On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:13:56 -0500, Mark Felder wrote: > The point is that the uname and sysctl output is inaccurate. If the > latest release is -p6 and the kernel hasn't been touched since -p4, both > uname and the sysctl only show -p4. It's impossible to tell otherwise > that the system is really -p6 if you don't have /usr/src/.
The "src" component can be updated using the appropriate entry in /etc/freebsd-update.conf so the information is there, no matter if the kernel has been touched or not. In my opinion, it could be helpful to have a somehow more precise information about what version of the OS is currently installed. I suggest having a text file in /etc that contains the currently installed version, maybe also a SVN revision number and a date. Updating via freebsd-update should not be that complicated. Also by updating from source (e. g. when following -STABLE where no X.Y-pZ version information is provided) this file could be installed properly. By checking this file the user could quickly retrieve the required information in a quickly understandable form. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
