Jimmy Mitchener wrote on Wed, May 30, 2007 at 09:51:02AM -0800: > Is there a reason snapshots do not currently come with a > src/sys.tar.gz as releases do? I would think this to be quite useful > for people wishing/requiring building their own kernels, and using > snapshots, as it would help to minimize damage from kernel/userland > (and packages) coming out of sync. > > I'm sure there's a good reason for them not being included, but I'm > just curious as to what it is, I was unable to find anything in the > archives.
http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#Flavors :: It is sometimes asked if there is any way to get a copy of exactly :: the code used to build a snapshot. The answer is no. First, there :: is no significant benefit to this. Second, the snapshots are built :: as desired, as time permits, and as resources become available. :: On fast platforms, several snapshots may be released in one day. :: On slower platforms, it may take a week or more to build a snapshot. :: Providing tags or markers in the source tree for each snapshot would :: be quite impractical. Besides, snapshots often contain uncommitted tweaks, so a cvs tag would not even do the job for you.
