On 2010-04-27 23:01:30 Alastair Johnson 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?
> surely thats exactly what will happen once 4.7 is released.
>
> ie, if i do this:
>
> cd /usr ; cvs -qd anon...@anoncvs.server-somewhere:/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
>
> 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
If you want a stable system right away, do a completely fresh install of
4.6, and follow the instructions for tracking stable.
If you don't mind waiting a few days, do a completely fresh install of
the 4.7 release (which, as Theo pointed out, is NOT -current) and track
stable from there.
If for whatever reason you cannot tolerate a fresh install, you *might*
be able to safely wait ("wait" means, run the system exactly as it is
today, don't try to update anything at all) until the 4.8 release comes
out (around November) and upgrade to that. But I'm in no position to
say that that is safe.
The short answer is start again and install a release this time.
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