On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 01:46:02PM -0400, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > > > If I were to install FreeBSD by doing FTP rather than from a disc, will I > > get updated sources > > > > > > EG: install 4.9 release, which doesn't support my nic right off, but there > > is an update driver that does > > For the base system and source you would get whatever it was at the > time it was made in to 4.9-release. You would have to cvsup to get > any additional updates beyond that. > > Was the driver applied to 4.9 after the release? or just to current? > Just because a driver came in to being does not mean that it was > applied to 4.9. You may need to go to 5.xxxxxx to get it. So, > check that to make sure it got added to 4.9 before depending on it.
A new driver wouldn't be added to 4.9-RELEASE -- only security
bugfixes go into the RELEASE branches. However it would go into
4-STABLE, and consequently will be in the up and coming 4.10-RELEASE.
If the OP cvsup's the latest sources from the RELENG_4 branch and does
a normal {build,install} world cycle he should get what he wants. Of
there are some release candidate snapshots of 4.10 available as .iso's
if you're allergic to compilers.
> But, I think, and I could easily be wrong, that the ports tree that
> you pull in during the install (via ftp) would be whatever is the
> latest at the time you do the install and the ports you install via
> the ports system would be the latest for any given named version in
> the ports tree.
Yes -- you get a snapshot of the ports tree created at the same time
(just about) as the release .isos were cut. However that is just a
point in time in the continuous development of the ports. Use
cvsup(1) to get the very latest stuff.
Cheers,
Matthew
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