Karel Kulhavy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> "Some reasons why NOT to build from source:
> [...]
> Compiling your own system as a way of upgrading it is not supported."
> http://openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html
>
> I want to upgrade my 4.0-release system to get rid of the ipv6 remote
> vulnerability. I understood it's possible only by recompiling because the fix
> has been released only in source form. Does it mean when I do it, my system
> will not be supported anymore?
Applying a patch and upgrading are two different things.
Upgrading, as used above, means going from one release to another,
such as 3.9 to 4.0.
Going from 4.0-release to 4.0-stable is not upgrading. Nor is
applying the patch and compiling your kernel.
If you *read the same entry* which you refer to above, it explicitely
says that following the stable branch is a reason why you might want
to compile your own system:
Some reasons why you might actually wish or need to build from source:
* Test or develop new features.
* Compiling the system puts a lot of stress on the computer, it
* can be a way to make sure the system you just put together or
* acquired is actually in pretty good operational condition.
* You wish to follow the stable branch.
* You wish to make a highly customized version of OpenBSD for some
* special application.
--
Sincerely, Craig Brozefsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Free Scheme/Lisp Software http://www.red-bean.com/~craig
Less matter, more form! - Bruno Schulz
ignazz, I am truly korrupted by yore sinful tzourceware. -jb
what a klon - neko
