On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:50, Matt Rechkemmer wrote: > On Tue, Feb 08, 2005 at 09:45:07AM -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > These are probably RTFM questions, but I didn't seem to find a mention of > the base system packages in the UPGRADING document. So how would one > update a base package, check it out of CVS and just compile/install like > normal?
There are 2 UPDATING files - /usr/ports/UPDATING for the ports collection & /usr/src/UPDATING for the base system. > Should upgrading the entire system become a necessity (say 4.10 to 4.11), > would a reboot be *absolutely* necessary? Yes, if you update your kernel, you can't load it except by re-booting. The 'correct' and safest way to update is to do the update, as the handbook says, involves doing # mergemaster -p # make installworld # mergemaster # reboot in single user mode. > > Final question :-), is there anyway to determine if a base package is out > of date? Or is just wise to leave the base alone and upgrade when a new > release comes along. You should at least update your system when security vulnerabilities occur in the base system. To minimise upgrades, follow the security branch for your release - this only has security fixes, not new features. See the handbook for details. Subscribe to the Security Notifications list to get notification of base system vunerabilities. Cheers, -- Ian GPG Key: http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~imoore/no-spam.asc
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