On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:01 +0100, "Alastair Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote: > if i install a system from install47.iso taken from the snapshots folder > on > a mirror i end up with a -current system eg: > > OpenBSD 4.7-current (GENERIC) #636: > > the docs state that you cant go from -current to -stable so my question > is - > what happens if i do update it?
You'll be following -current. > surely thats exactly what will happen once 4.7 is released. Right now, your -current system is likely newer than 4.7-release. See the commits as to when 4.7-release was. > ie, if i do this: > > cd /usr ; cvs -qd [email protected]:/cvs get -rOPENBSD_4_7 > -P > src > > and then follow the instructions for rebuilding the kernel and binaries. > > http://www.openbsd.org/stable.html > > > will i just end up with a mess or a sligtly more uptodate -current No mess, but your -current system will be more current. > what happens to my 4.7-current system after 4.7 is released. can i still > update it with bug fixes and security patches etc? surely it will become > a > -stable system? > > many thanks > > alastair johnson
