Sun, 31 Jan 2016 12:04:50 +0000 Mark Carroll <m...@ixod.org> > http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#Release tells me at the end that, > > > ... if updating a machine to a new -stable, simply unpack the tar > > files in the root directory of the target machine. > > Am I right to worry that this approach wouldn't include all the patches > because it won't actually update the kernel itself?
You should not worry in the first place but pick what is closest to appropriate for your intended operation cycle. What is your goal, to keep a (group of) system(s) running -stable or -current? Here are details to help you decide this first: http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#Flavors http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#BldBinary Note: it is often recommend following latest snapshots and updating ports at regular intervals (weekly or up to about monthly at rarest) and then considering further optional steps like following -current. Building a -release is not the usual way to keep your systems up to date unless they require installation like process with a different binaries set than the biannual release cycle optical disks.
