Hi! Yes I've read thru the docs under openbsd.org, and I don't think these are very difficult questions, so I would be grateful if someone would just post a quick response :) Also please note that this is my very first openbsd install, and the first post to this list ever.
I've installed the 3.9 release, and I wish to follow the -stable (patch) branch. I've downloaded the src.tar.gz and the sys.tar.gz packages. I've extracted them under /usr/src. 1. Is it right if I'm thinking that I only need to rebuild a software in /usr/src if there is a security update for it (on the errata page)? For example there was a security update for httpd at 2006.07.30. 2. It is not clear for me that why can I find a package called 'dovecot-1.0.beta8.tgz' under ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.9/packages/i386/, and I can not find this package under my updated (from the -stable branch) /usr/ports tree. However, there is a 'dovecot-1.0.beta3.tgz' package which exists under both places. 3. I don't know what is the releationship between the ports.openbsd.nu site and the OpenBSD project, so this will maybe an OT question. I can find a dovecot-1.0.rc2p3 package on ports.openbsd.nu. Is that only in the -current ports tree, and that is why I can not find it under my -stable ports tree, or is that a totally different ports tree, and I must checkout from there, if I want to use that software. All this struggle because I must upgrade from dovecot-beta8 to beta9, because of a bug in the DIGEST-MD5 auth in beta8. Thanks for the answers! Daniel -- LeVA
