On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Paul Stewart <p...@paulstewart.org> wrote: <snip> > I guess I'm kinda wondering the "condensed quick version" of what people are > typically doing to keep their system updated from source without making life > difficult ;) Yes, I've been reading through various things to get myself > updated to newer info but there's also a lot of stuff on the Internet based > on older info hence why I'm asking.
This is what I do. I don't claim that it's perfect, nor that it's the recommended way, but it works nicely, and provides some safety nets, just in case. For ports (requires the installation of portmaster and portaudit): # portsnap fetch update # portaudit -Fda > ~/ports-with-issues # pkg_version -vl '<' > ~/ports-with-updates # more /usr/ports/UPDATING If there's anything in ports-with-issues, then look if there's an update in ports-with-updates. If there's anything in ports-with-updates that *needs* to be updated (security fix, bug fix, major feature needed, etc), then update only those ports: # portmaster -bd [portname] For source: Subscribe to the freebsd security announcement mailing list. Copy /usr/share/examples/cvsup/stable-supfile to /etc/supfile.source Edit /etc/supfile.source to set tag= to RELENG_X_Y where X_Y is the version you want to upgrade to (7_2, for example). Then, whenever a security announcement is made: # csup /etc/supfile.source # cd /usr/src # make buildworld # make KERNCONF=WHATEVER buildkernel # make KERNCONF=WHATEVER KODIR=/boot/newkernel installkernel # nextboot -k newkernel # shutdown -r now <if it comes back up without errors> # cd /usr/src # make installworld # mergemaster -iU # mv /boot/kernel /boot/kernel.bak # mv /boot/newkernel /boot/kernel # shutdown -r now Using KODIR and nextboot allows you a safety net. If the boot using /boot/newkernel fails, a simple reboot will bring it back up with /boot/kernel (the old, working kernel). -- Freddie Cash fjwc...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
