On Fri, Mar 16, 2007 at 01:33:36PM +0100, Vincent GROSS wrote: > > ok, I'll try to be clear : > there is a -current branch (HEAD in CVS technobabble). > nearly every six month, -current give birth to a release (CDs). > a release shall move as little as possible. but sometimes, (like now) > there is a problem which requires patching. because a release is frozen, > there is a branch with such critical patches and it's called -stable. > > so, in term of patching, > release + errata = stable and > release < stable < current
Thanks, this is a much better explanation than in FAQ sec. 5. The explanation in FAQ doesn't mention the fact that not only the -current, but also the -stable is a moving target, though a slowly moving one. Now I have 4.0-release and want to have a fixed kernel (4.0-stable). Which version of sources should I download then? 4.0-release or 4.0-stable? CL< > > upgrading openbsd is merely a question of fetching the sources > at your nearest anoncvs and compiling them. fetching is handled by cvs, > compiling by make. The only way to automate further the process is to > write a shell script and invoking it every day/week. > > Every single detail is explained in the section 5 of the FAQ. > > Note to OpenBSD developers : I know I'm oversimplifying, but i > think the big picture is correct. > > -- > Vincent GROSS
