[SDBUG] FreeBSD-6-RELENG ????

[tonys]

Take a look at http://www.freebsd.org/releases/   for release  
information  and
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting- 
edge.html  for the freebsd release process
I think 6.1++ refers to the C++ kernel ;-)

tony
On Aug 7, 2006, at 11:11 PM, Vye Wilson wrote:

> Well if you look at
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvs- 
> tags.html it
> says that RELENG_6_1 is The release branch for FreeBSD-6.1. So he
> might have been trying to be technical? or maybe he's new and doesn't
> know exactly what he wants, he just heard a friend say that. I'm not
> sure :)
>
>
> So yes, I _think_ he just wants 6.1-RELEASE
>
> On 8/7/06, Michael J McCafferty <mike at m5computersecurity.com> wrote:
>>
>> Vye,
>>   Thanks... I think I am getting closer to understanding. So, are we
>> saying he
>> just wants 6.1 Release ? Gosh, that's like so much easier !  
>> Somehow, I
>> think he
>> was asking for something else though.
>>   ... or was he basically asking me to install 6.1 Release and  
>> update the
>> sources and buildworld ?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike
>>
>> Quoting Vye Wilson <vyeperman at gmail.com>:
>>
>> > If you download the 6.1-Release ISO you can just install it from  
>> disc.
>> If
>> > you already have the system built you should be able to copy
>> > /usr/share/examples/stable-supfile wherever you want and change the
>> cvstag
>> > to RELENG_6_1 (from RELENG_6) and just cvsup -L 2 /path/to/new/ 
>> supfile
>> -h
>> > cvsup5.us.freebsd.org then just rebuild world and your kernel.
>> >
>> >
>> > Hope that helps.
>> >
>> > On 8/7/06, Vye Wilson <vyeperman at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I believe RELENG_6_1 is the 6.1 RELEASE tree and RELENG_6 is  
>> just the
>> >> STABLE tree.
>> >>
>> >> gl
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 8/7/06, Matthew T. Lager < mlager at kopangroup.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > Check out http://www.freebsd.org/releng
>> >> >
>> >> > You can track many different "branches" of FreeBSD, some that  
>> are
>> more
>> >> > cutting edge than others (but less stable) and some that  
>> strictly
>> >> > address critical security issues. Check out the handbook too for
>> >> > updating Freebsd (see buildworld).
>> >> >
>> >> > Michael J McCafferty wrote:
>> >> > > So, why would he want this ? Is it newer than 6.1 Release ?
>> >> > >
>> >> > > I have had people ask for 6.1 Stable, 6.1 Release... and  
>> 6.1 RC2
>> >> > > (before 6.1 was
>> >> > > released). I just don't even know what this is or why he  
>> wants it.
>> I
>> >> > > aim to
>> >> > > please, but I gotta figure out how to get it on the box. :o)
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Quoting "Matthew T. Lager" <mlager at kopangroup.com>:
>> >> > >
>> >> > >> The customer is probably referring to RELENG_6_1, which is a
>> security
>> >> >
>> >> > >> branch of FreeBSD that can be pulled via cvsup. It would  
>> end up
>> >> > >> pulling FreeBSD-6.1pX (Where X is the patchlevel). Does  
>> this help
>> at
>> >> > >> all? Never heard of the ++ before.
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> Michael J McCafferty wrote:
>> >> > >>> All,
>> >> > >>>   Ok, I have a custoer that wants "FreeBSD-6-RELENG (6.1+ 
>> +)" on
>> his
>> >> > >>> server. What
>> >> > >>> the heck is that and where do I get it ?
>> >> > >>>
>> >> > >>> Thanks,
>> >> > >>> Mike
>> >> > >>>
>> >> > >>>
>> >> > >>
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