--- On Thu, 4/3/10, Tomas Bodzar <tomas.bod...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Tomas Bodzar <tomas.bod...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: -current or -stable [was: Not another Browser Question] > To: trustlevel-...@yahoo.co.uk > Cc: misc@openbsd.org > Date: Thursday, 4 March, 2010, 14:37 > On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 12:52 > PM, <trustlevel-...@yahoo.co.uk> > wrote: > > I had read the faq many times before asking the > question. I admit not just > > beforehand. I wasn't specific enough about my thought > processes and asked too > > many questions at once, but thanks for all the > insights. > > > > I've decided to use release when available and switch > to current as needed. > > >
Why not use the even more trusted and tested code from the cd at release time untill one of the few packages I need or one of it's dependencies breaks. > > > Out of interest how many members of the OpenBSD crew > constantly track current. > > > I meant how often do they sync (everyday on i386?, I guess it would depend on what they were working on at the time and who with) Do you (anyone) manage /etc separately watching source commits/changes or just apply their changes each time it's replaced via script etc or simply leave it to be updated less frequently than the rest of the system. > > The faq mentions flag days. I realise that snapshots > would avoid this problem, > > but if I wanted to build a kernel. How would I check > if today is a flag day. > > > > If you are using snapshots then you don't need build kernel > as you can > do binary upgrades from snapshot to snapshot. I know, I did say snapshots would avoid that problem, but if I want to use an unsupported kernel configuration, how would I tell if it's a flag day, because the source simply won't fetch? Would it just mean an secondary mirror would stay a day or two old etc. p.s. I always keep a GENERIC around anyway. Thanks KeV
