RELENG question
Hi to all, I need a confirmation/correction about this. Is RELENG-4 and RELENG-4-10 the same thing, since the latest stable is 4.10? if i got this right, RELENG-4-10 will be used to stay explicitly with 4.10-? and RELENG-4 will be used to update to the latest 4.X-STABLE. All security fixes and critical updates are in RELENG-4 too. Are these correct? Thanks, NikV ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: RELENG question
On Wed, Jul 21, 2004 at 10:37:42AM +0300, Nikos Vassiliadis wrote: I need a confirmation/correction about this. Is RELENG-4 and RELENG-4-10 the same thing, since the latest stable is 4.10? if i got this right, RELENG-4-10 will be used to stay explicitly with 4.10-? and RELENG-4 will be used to update to the latest 4.X-STABLE. All security fixes and critical updates are in RELENG-4 too. Are these correct? No -- RELENG_4 and RELENG_4_10 are quite different things. And note that it's RELENG_4 not RELENG-4. RELENG_4_10 is the cvs branch corresponding to 4.10-RELEASE-pN. That's a code branch which is relatively static, receiving only security patches and serious errata (which is different to 4.9-RELEASE and earlier, which only got security fixes). A RELEASE version is intended for production use where downtime is complete anathema. RELENG_4 is the cvs branch corresponding to 4.10-STABLE. That's a *development* branch, where new code and support for new devices will be introduced. Note that we call it '4.10-STABLE' simply because 4.10 was the last RELEASE branch created. Generally as you track 4-STABLE over time, that version number will be incremented about every four months. However, 4.10 might well be the last release from the 4.x series, withthe creation of the RELENG_5 branch that's planned to occur simultaneously with the release of 5.3. A 4.10-STABLE release is called 'STABLE' because that's how it's meant to run: stably. FreeBSD STABLE versions have an enviable track record at achieving just that. It has been achieved only by careful testing of all code in the 'CURRENT' or HEAD branch of CVS before MFC (Merge From Current) into the STABLE branch. RELENG_4 gets all of the security fixes and errata that are applied to RELENG_4_10, although they might occur in a slightly different form: eg. an upgrade of a component software system to a new version rather than a minimal set of patches to do no more than fix a particular flaw. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK pgplRld6sWFsj.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: RELENG question
On 2004-07-21 10:37, Nikos Vassiliadis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need a confirmation/correction about this. Is RELENG-4 and RELENG-4-10 the same thing, since the latest stable is 4.10? Please note that the tags do not use hyphens as in `1-2' but underscore characters as in `4_10'. The answer to your first question is: Yes. At least these days they're equivalent. You might want to keep in mind that it's very important to make the distinction between a branch of development and a specific tag. RELENG_4 is a branch, a continuous path of development that was spawned of the main FreeBSD trunk when RELENG_4 was created as a branch. As all branches this can grow or spawn new sub-branches. RELENG_4_10 is one of those sub-branches. It's a special sub-branch of RELENG_4 that contains a version of the sources as they were on the day 4.10-RELEASE was set in stone plus any critical security fixes that the Security Officer Team decides that should be added. if i got this right, RELENG-4-10 will be used to stay explicitly with 4.10-? Yes, it's a nice idea. You'll be getting everything 4.10-RELEASE included the day it was released *AND* all the fixes that are made to the initial source tree. and RELENG-4 will be used to update to the latest 4.X-STABLE. True. All security fixes and critical updates are in RELENG-4 too. Yes. Giorgos Keramidas FreeBSD: The Power to Serve keramida at ceid dot upatras dot grhttp://www.FreeBSD.org/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: RELENG question
I see. So, RELENG_4 will be the more actively developed one( new drivers, etc) - if something like that can be said for the 4.X. Thanks a lot, Giorgo and Matthew Nikos ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
