> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Sunnz > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 10:20 AM > To: misc@openbsd.org > Subject: Re: Compiling your own system as a way of upgrading it is not > supported > > May I ask 'other' upgrade questions? > > This is concerned with -current. > > 1, How does the naming works? Is the current -current tree named as > 4.1-current? I downloaded the snapshots of -current off ftp mirror, > and they are all 41: cd41.iso, etc41.tgz, etc... will they become > cd42.iso and 4.2-current when 4.1-release comes out? >
http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#Flavors 4.1 -beta came from 4.0 -current and will become 4.1 -release then maintained as 4.1 -stable while 4.1 -current will then become 4.2 beta. > 2, How _shall_ I do an upgrade from one -current snapshot to a newer > one -current snapshot? Do I need to download the newer -current > cd41.iso and to the upgrade, or can I just download the *41.tgz files > and extract them in / ? > > 3, What about -current packages? I can make sure that the ports tree > is in sync with the system with relative ease, but the -current > packages are constantly changing right? > > Thanks.
