Hi, On Monday, 22. May 2006 19:55, Ted Unangst wrote:
> > I have read that mixing up checked out subsystems from CVS like src, > > ports and XF4 cannot be done across different branches without breaking > > the system at some time. Let's assume I don't want to spend the extra > > compile time and bandwidth following stable and I'll stick with the > > release and apply the patches. How does that leave me with ports? Is it > > safe to use a release, apply the errata and checkout/use the ports from > > CVS stable? If not, what alternative do I have? > > that's ok. you can't mix stable src and current ports, or other > combos, but stable ports and errata patches are "the same". OK, I have found it in the FAQ, though I have to admit this is hidden pretty deep: http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq15.html#NoFun "Because no intrusive changes are made in -stable, it is possible to use a -stable ports tree on a -release system, and vice versa. There is no need to update all your installed packages after applying a few errata patches to your system." This answers my question to the point! :-) Why is this hidden behind such a no giveaway question like "I'm getting all kinds of crazy errors. I just can't seem to get this ports stuff working at all."?! This information should be sticked with information about the release branch, wouldn't you agree? thanks everybody, Tobias W.
