On Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:02 -0500, "Scott McEachern" <sc...@erratic.ca> wrote: > Manuel Giraud wrote: > > I wasn't clear enough: by "new package", I meant "a package not > > installed on my system yet" and not "the bleeding edge version of one > > package". > > > > > Ah ok, sorry, I misunderstood. > > Maybe I'll stick to -current too. But I'd like to give try staying > > -stable for a while and I could still play with the new toys every 6 > > month anyway. I wonder why does the FAQ recommend -stable over -current? > > > > > From the FAQ: > > "Put bluntly, the "best" version of OpenBSD is /-current/." > > Please read the FAQ. It is explained why there are situations where > -stable is more _suitable_ for some people, -current for others.
If -stable does not work for you, there are at least two ways (in my mind) to use -current. 1. Download today's snapshot, which is -current, along with the ports.tar.gz that comes with it and then install and use that for months without actively following -current. Basically, you don't try to keep up and are only -current for a short while. I do that sometimes and have never had an issue. At times you may end up with a funky system that is not -stable or -current but it works just fine and has appropriate documentation. 2. Download today's snapshot, which is -current, and then actively keep up with the source tree. Most people probably use -current in this fashion and this is probably the way the developers intend for it to be used. As a user, I can only speak for myself, but having used -current in both ways, I can say that either approach works. Brad
