[--------- Sat 16.Mar'13 at 12:36:35 +0400 Alexander Nusov :---------] > Hello, > I'm trying to get why to use binary packages if they are not updated? > > For example, this package confuses me: lighttpd > > ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/5.2/packages/amd64/ > lighttpd-1.4.31p0-ldap-mysql.tgz339 kB31.07.12 0:00:00 > lighttpd-1.4.31p0-ldap.tgz335 kB31.07.12 0:00:00 > lighttpd-1.4.31p0-mysql.tgz337 kB31.07.12 0:00:00 > lighttpd-1.4.31p0.tgz > > But now the latest version is 1.4.32 because of vulnerability fix > November, 21 (One important denial of service (in 1.4.31) fix: > CVE-2012-5533.)
I've found that packages, as opposed to building ports, work and function much better as they've been tested to do so and it makes like much easier. I've got loads of different things installed as packages and i've had no problem with any of them. I've had no need, except for the msttcorefonts, to build any port. They are are easier to maintain and update as well and also if you choose to delete them they are easy to get rid of. I do use current snapshots and my PKG_PATH is set to the snapshots' packages which I believe are fairly up-to-date. i.e PKG_PATH=ftp://mirror.ox.ac.uk/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/packages/amd64/ . I've just looked at the snapshots packages on that mirror and the version of your package is lighttpd-1.4.32p1.tgz So by following current, and the current packages you will get the up-to-date versions. -- James Griffin: jmz at kontrol.kode5.net jmzgriffin at gmail.com A4B9 E875 A18C 6E11 F46D B788 BEE6 1251 1D31 DC38
