changes to -CURRENT tty
(Yes, I'm on current@ ... in digest mode. Besides others may be interested.) The 20080820 entry in /usr/src/UPDATING concerns a substantial change to the tty subsystem. Assuming I'm not trying anything fancy, and that I edit out the not-yet-updated devices, may I reasonably assume updating kernel+world will not break anything? Robert Huff ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: changes to -CURRENT tty
On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 16:05:15 -0400, Robert Huff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (Yes, I'm on current@ ... in digest mode. Besides others may be interested.) The 20080820 entry in /usr/src/UPDATING concerns a substantial change to the tty subsystem. Assuming I'm not trying anything fancy, and that I edit out the not-yet-updated devices, may I reasonably assume updating kernel+world will not break anything? Since you are running -CURRENT, it is worth keeping in mind that there is no guarantee that the 'head' branch is stable enough for anything. So _you_ are the one who has to pick up the pieces and reassemble a working system if you update at the 'wrong time'. Having said that I'm running a kernel+userland with the new tty code on my laptop for a couple of weeks now. Other than a minor annoyance with screen, which was fixed by Ed already, I haven't noticed anything that seems seriously broken. The new tty layer was committed by Ed Schouten at 2008-08-20, and I've updated my kernel and userland more than 20 times since that time. The new tty code seems to work so far :) pgpVkkHxrtVSU.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: changes to -CURRENT tty
Giorgos Keramidas writes: Since you are running -CURRENT, it is worth keeping in mind that there is no guarantee that the 'head' branch is stable enough for anything. So _you_ are the one who has to pick up the pieces and reassemble a working system if you update at the 'wrong time'. Drank the Kool-aid already. :-) But I also read src/UPDATING, and wait a couple of digests after any big commit. Robert Huff ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
