Am Mittwoch, den 23.09.2015, 14:55 +0200 schrieb Thuban: > 1. A snapshot is a build made at one time of the developpement, more > recent than *-stable* flavor.
Correct. > It is not *-current*. Can we consider a snapshot as an unreleased > *5.8* > at this time. Or is it above *5.8*? At this point of time, it is fresher than 58. Look at -snapshot more as the -current of a few days ago (depending on your architecture). > 2. In odrer to build the system, one can choose : > - to follow *-current* with `cvs -d$CVSROOT checkout -P src` > - to follow *-stable* with `cvs -d$CVSROOT checkout -rOPENBSD_5_7 > -P src > ` > > Is it possible to upgrade from 5.7 yo 5.8 using this flag : > cvs -d$CVSROOT checkout -rOPENBSD_5_8 -P src Er, ay, never done it this way but I should think so, if you do it carefully. You should follow the instructions on the website nevertheless. > 3. If one use a 5.8 snapshot (i.e [1] ), is it possible to apply > updates > for 5.8 *-stable* later? No, as -snapshot is already newer than 58. > Sorry for the long message. I know the best is to use *-current* or a > *-stable* flavor, but I wish to understand these points in order to > keep > things clean. Well, usually there are two paths: To follow -current: * Use -snapshots * Update to -current (CVS) when you require it (e.g. to test some new code). To follow -stable(ish): * Install a -release * Update from CVS * OR use errata patches * OR use M:TIER stable service -- David Dahlberg Fraunhofer FKIE, Dept. Communication Systems (KOM) | Tel: +49-228-9435-845 Fraunhoferstr. 20, 53343 Wachtberg, Germany | Fax: +49-228-856277
