if i install a system from install47.iso taken from the snapshots folder on
a mirror i end up with a -current system eg:

OpenBSD 4.7-current (GENERIC) #636:

the docs state that you cant go from -current to -stable so my question is -
what happens if i do update it?
surely thats exactly what will happen once 4.7 is released.

ie, if i do this:

cd /usr ; cvs -qd anon...@anoncvs.server-somewhere:/cvs get -rOPENBSD_4_7 -P
src

and then follow the instructions for rebuilding the kernel and binaries.

http://www.openbsd.org/stable.html


will i just end up with a mess or a sligtly more uptodate -current

what happens to my 4.7-current system after 4.7 is released. can i still
update it with bug fixes and security patches etc? surely it will become a
-stable system?

many thanks

alastair johnson

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