I believe this has been discussed many times on the list, however here
is a basic rundown:
OPENBSD_X_Y_BASE is the code that appears on the CD, it's a sticky tag
of the release code that doesn't change
OPENBSD_X_Y is the stable branch that is based off of the previous
tag, and is mostly just security and reliability fixes, and not
program upgrades (except openssh). This branch is maintained until 1
month after the 2nd release after the X.Y release.
If you want the code from the CD, use OPENBSD_X_Y_BASE, if you want
the stable code for X.Y release, with security/reliability fixes, use
OPENBSD_X_Y. Please search the archives/read the website for more
info.
Jason
On 9/28/05, Didier Wiroth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
I have a few questions regarding TAGs, especially for a new ones.
When a X_Y_BASE TAG is issued for example OPENBSD_3_8_BASE, does that
mean
the sources are not changing anymore or are there still changes?
How do you know when the code is fixed and will be the same as on the
cd. When the code
doesn't change anymore, is it published on a specific mailing list or is
it possible to use a cvs command (I'm not very
familiar with cvs actually) to find out?
Many thx
Didier
