steven mestdagh wrote: <snip> > > no. keeping stuff in sync is much more of an issue when running -current. > > >>Or perhaps, can I "asume" that the STABLE patch branch does >>not modify the base system enough to break the ports? > > > yes.
I understand now... > > >>This is a very >>time consuming task as my computer has got a slow Internet connection >>(5kB/s) and a not too fast processor (1200 MHz). A friend of mine >>downloaded for me all 3.8 packages from OpenBSD servers and perhaps I >>have to discard them from now. :-( > > > the stable ports branch mostly adds security fixes. for some > architectures the updated packages are on the ftp servers, for others > you need to build them yourself. > > you don't need to rebuild all your packages. > maybe just a few which have had security fixes... if your friend did not > already download the updated packages. > Thanks Steven. I understand the picture better now. Then, I can still use 3.8 release packages. I will build or download only those security fixed packages. I think I will track OPENBSD _stable_ until the next release. -current seems to be too much for me as an OpenBSD beginer.. ;-) On the next release I will do a binary upgrade. Oh yes, I have just found the "errata" page in with one can download the security patches for source code to apply by hand and only recompile the needed sources, not everything. It is faster than rebuild everything! Updating via AnonCVS was a very slow task trough my Internet dialup ppp connection. Anyway, thank you very much for clarifing my doubts. Ramiro. Happy New Year for you all.
