On Mon, Feb 26, 2007 at 10:53:20AM -0800, Josh Carroll wrote: > >My question is: How do I respond to this? > >I have seen the word patch used in security update messages - but > >didn't follow that path. Is that real? Does it cover kernel > >things essentially on the fly or is a 'time consuming' rebuild > >still needed? > > 6.2 now official supports binary patches via freebsd-update(8). From > the 6.2-RELEASE announcement > (http://www.freebsd.org/releases/6.2R/announce.html): > > "freebsd-update(8) provides officially supported binary updates for > security fixes and errata patches" > > So there's your response. :)
Thank you. I didn't realize my question is to cutting edge - so to speak. I saw a few posts mentioning update, but didn't take the time to follow them and didn't realize their possible relevance. So, good news! ////jerry > > Josh _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"